delivery meaning and definition

DELIVERY noun

Definition of delivery (noun)

1. the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
   • "his reluctant delivery of bad news"
   • synonyms: bringing
2. the event of giving birth
   • "she had a difficult delivery"
3. your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
   • "his manner of speaking was quite abrupt"; "her speech was barren of southernisms"; "I detected a slight accent in his speech"
   • synonyms: manner of speaking, speech
4. the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another
   • synonyms: legal transfer, livery
5. (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
   • synonyms: pitch
6. recovery or preservation from loss or danger
   • "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives"
   • synonyms: deliverance, rescue, saving
7. the act of delivering a child
   • synonyms: obstetrical delivery