- [uncountable, countable] the act of taking goods, letters, etc. to the people they have been sent to
- Allow 28 days for delivery.
- We offer free delivery on orders over $200.
- The service guarantees next-day delivery.
- on delivery Please pay for goods on delivery (= when you receive them).
- (formal) When can you take delivery of (= be available to receive) the car?
- A delivery van was waiting in the street outside.
Extra ExamplesTopics Shoppingb2- Remember to cancel mail delivery when you go on vacation.
- Ensure all material is properly packed and sent by recorded delivery.
- Order by 30 November to ensure delivery by Christmas.
- We offer free home delivery.
- We guarantee delivery before 9 a.m. the next day.
- guaranteed express delivery to over 170 countries
- The government has now taken delivery of the new fighter planes.
- She had made a delivery to the address earlier that day.
- The shop receives only one delivery of books per week.
- At the moment there are two deliveries a day.
- We have regular deliveries of bread and milk to the cottage.
- We are awaiting delivery of some new office furniture.
- We do all our deliveries in the mornings.
- completed orders for delivery
- He was employed at the local grocery store as a delivery boy.
- Are there any delivery charges?
- The cost of postal delivery to rural houses is three times as much.
- Getting delivery trucks to the site was difficult.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- large
- small
- express
- …
- do
- make
- accept
- …
- truck
- van
- date
- …
- for delivery
- on delivery
- delivery to
- …
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- [uncountable] the act of making a service or information available to people
- the delivery of public services
- We have invested to improve service delivery.
- Digital content delivery, especially music and video, is big business.
- an electronic message delivery system
Extra Examples- New trends in healthcare delivery pose a significant challenge to hospitals throughout the country.
- We need more efficient delivery of humanitarian aid.
- [countable, uncountable] the process of giving birth to a baby
- an easy/a difficult delivery
- a delivery room/ward (= in a hospital, etc.)
- a vaginal/caesarean delivery
Extra ExamplesTopics Life stagesc2- She had a very easy delivery with her second child.
- The figures show an increase in forceps deliveries.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- difficult
- easy
- premature
- …
- have
- room
- [singular] the way in which somebody speaks, sings a song, etc. in public
- The beautiful poetry was ruined by her poor delivery.
- [countable] a ball that is thrown, especially in cricket or baseball
- a fast delivery
Word Originlate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French delivree, feminine past participle of delivrer, based on Latin de- ‘away’ + liberare ‘set free’.
Idioms
See delivery in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee delivery in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishcash on delivery
- (abbreviation COD)a system of paying for goods when they are delivered
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