Delivery meaning in English
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Definition
a delivery: a distribution, transporting to the right place or recipient
The company offers a free delivery service; they bring the items to your house without charging you.
a delivery boy (or "guy"): a man who brings goods/letters to people's houses or places of work; a courier
The delivery boy's here. Go and get the pizza from him!
to deliver (the goods): to take, to distribute (the goods) to their destination
to deliver a speech to make, to give a public talk
Examples
- "As the computers were down last week, Kevin and I temporarily employed Icarus as an interoffice delivery boy."
- "As you may have heard, your last delivery of perfume was destroyed in a freak traffic accident."
- "I am just delivering the message sent to me by my comrades!"
- "Bruno : Most of our products are delivered from East Asia, what's taking so long?"
- "If you ever want to see him again, you will deliver a briefcase with cash: 500,000 (Euros, not dollars) to this address by the 13th of this month"
- "Susie : Please, why don't you deliver a positive message that these children might benefit from?"
- "Somehow, I came up with the idea of sending the delivery via ferry to Calais before being placed on a cargo ship to Brazil - genius!"
- "Sailor : Horatio, you've just received a delivery from a mermaid."
- "Though delivered crudely, his concern that men won't want to smell "girly, like a girl" could be legitimate."
- "Archibald : Richard here tells me that we're over three days late on your server delivery."
- "The board of the IACF thought it only fitting that you, one of the true pioneers in the fragrance and cosmetic community, deliver the speech to mark the Vicennial anniversary of our organization."
- "I need you to produce and deliver a new, totally fabulous, Christmas card... TODAY!"
- "Not only am I going to guarantee your delivery for tomorrow by five, but I'm going to authorize a free upgrade for the Delavigne Corp from Gold status to our Super Ultimate Platinum. You'll be covered for the next 12 months at no extra charge."
- "If you just give me a second while I search our database... Okay, it looks like your server is down at our data center, scheduled for delivery on the 26th."
- "Warbuckle III will deliver a keynote speech entitled "The importance of networking in business"."
- "By the time it reaches Brazil, we will have missed the delivery deadline!"
- "Horatio : This daffodil was delivered to me by a dragon flying from the highest peak in the Himalayas."
- "Bruno : Listen Dr. Badguy, I've given you my answer, I won't deliver what you asked for, and I expect you to return the monkey to our offices unharmed."
- "Our records indicate that you received the delivery on March 11th."
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