delivery
US /dɪˈlɪvɚi/
Definition
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Delivery usually takes three to five working days after you place an order.
Word Family
Synonyms
- shipmentgoods carried by a large vehicle
- distribution(statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence
Collocations
- Easy free delivery serviceto free delivery service, meaning to grant freedom to; free from confinement
- Medium express delivery of documentsto express delivery of documents, meaning to give expression to
- Hard guaranteed on-time delivery metricto guaranteed on-time delivery metric, meaning to give surety or assume responsibility
- Very Hard flawless oratory delivery of the keynotedescribing flawless oratory delivery of the keynote (without a flaw)
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.