delivery

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The act of taking goods, mail, or other items to a place or person.

   The pizza delivery arrived in twenty minutes.

2. 2
   noun

   The item that has been brought to you.

   Your delivery is waiting on the table.

3. 3
   noun

   The act of giving birth to a baby.

   They had a difficult delivery, but the baby is healthy.

4. 4
   noun

   The way someone speaks or performs in front of an audience.

   The comedian's delivery had everyone laughing.

From Middle English deliveri et al., from Anglo-Norman, from Old French delivrer.

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