delivery
noun/dɪˈlɪvəri/
(plural deliveries)
Слово англійською: delivery
Переклад delivery українською: доста́вка, поста́вка, поло́ги, післяпла́та, накладна́ (про дору́чення), те́рмін поста́вки, прийо́м (това́ру і т. д.)
Детальний опис
- [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.
- [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
- [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
- [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
cash on delivery
- (abbreviation COD)a system of paying for goods when they are delivered