de·liv·ery 
/dɪˈlɪvəri/ noun
plural de·liv·er·ies /dɪˈlɪvəri/ noun 1 a : the act of taking something to a person or place [count] ▪ The delivery is scheduled for this morning. ▪ The supermarket makes deliveries [=takes goods to customers] for free within 30 miles of the store. ▪ The restaurant doesn't do deliveries. [=does not take food to customers] [noncount] ▪ The company offers free delivery with orders over $100. ▪ She does the mail delivery [=she delivers the mail] on my street. ▪ a delivery truck/service [=a truck/service that delivers something] ▪ Someone has to be home to accept/receive delivery of the package. ▪ Payment is due on delivery of the goods. [=when you receive the goods] ▪ Allow six weeks for delivery. — see also special delivery
b [count] : something that is taken to a person or place : something that is delivered
▪ The store got a delivery [=shipment] of shirts yesterday. 2 : the act or process of giving birth [noncount] ▪ The baby weighed almost seven pounds at the time of delivery. ▪ the delivery room [=a special room in a hospital where women give birth to babies] [count] ▪ The doctor expects it to be a routine delivery. ▪ The doctor has had three deliveries today. 3 [singular] : the way someone says something officially or publicly : the way someone delivers a speech, statement, etc., to a group of people
▪ The joke was funny, but his delivery was terrible. ▪ I need to work on my delivery before I give the speech. 4 [count] sports : the way a ball is thrown in baseball or cricket
▪ The pitchers have similar deliveries. ▪ a high delivery
b [count] : something that is taken to a person or place : something that is delivered
▪ The store got a delivery [=shipment] of shirts yesterday.
▪ The joke was funny, but his delivery was terrible. ▪ I need to work on my delivery before I give the speech.
▪ The pitchers have similar deliveries. ▪ a high delivery
take delivery of
formal : to receive (something that is being delivered to you)
▪ The city will take delivery of the vehicles tomorrow.
▪ The city will take delivery of the vehicles tomorrow.
