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de⋅liv⋅er⋅y
[di-liv-uh-ree] 
ə
–noun, plural -er⋅ies.
| 1. | the carrying and turning over of letters, goods, etc., to a designated recipient or recipients. |
| 2. | a giving up or handing over; surrender. |
| 3. | the utterance or enunciation of words. |
| 4. | vocal and bodily behavior during the presentation of a speech: a speaker's fine delivery. |
| 5. | the act or manner of giving or sending forth: the pitcher's fine delivery of the ball. |
| 6. | the state of being delivered of or giving birth to a child; parturition. |
| 7. | something delivered: The delivery is late today. |
| 8. | Commerce. a shipment of goods from the seller to the buyer. |
| 9. | Law. a formal act performed to make a transfer of property legally effective: a delivery of deed. |
| 10. | Printing. Also called delivery end. the part of a printing press where the paper emerges in printed form. |
| 11. | Archaic. release or rescue; liberation; deliverance. |
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| de·liv·er·y (dĭ-lĭv'ə-rē, -lĭv'rē) n. pl. de·liv·er·ies
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Delivery
De*liv"er*y\, n.; pl. Deliveries. 1. The act of delivering from restraint; rescue; release; liberation; as, the delivery of a captive from his dungeon. 2. The act of delivering up or over; surrender; transfer of the body or substance of a thing; distribution; as, the delivery of a fort, of hostages, of a criminal, of goods, of letters. 3. The act or style of utterance; manner of speaking; as, a good delivery; a clear delivery. 4. The act of giving birth; parturition; the expulsion or extraction of a fetus and its membranes. 5. The act of exerting one's strength or limbs. Neater limbs and freer delivery. --Sir H. Wotton. 6. The act or manner of delivering a ball; as, the pitcher has a swift delivery.
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Language Translation for : delivery
Spanish:
entrega, reparto,
German:
die Lieferung,
Japanese:
配達
Delivery
The action by which an underlying commodity, security, cash value, or delivery instrument covering a contract is tendered and received by the contract holder.
Investopedia Commentary
Delivery can occur in option, forward, or futures contracts. In most instances, the delivery of the actual underlying is rare--contracts are typically closed before settlement.
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See also: Actual, Cash Commodity, Current Delivery, Delivery Date, Delivery Instrument, Exercise, Option, Settlement, Tender
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delivery
- The transfer of a security to an investor's broker in order to satisfy an executed sell order. Delivery is required by the settlement date.
- The transfer of a specified commodity in order to meet the requirements of a commodity contract that has been sold.
Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
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Main Entry: de·liv·ery
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -er·ies
: an act that shows a transferor's intent to make a transfer of property (as a gift); especially : the transfer of possession or exclusive control of property to another
actual delivery
: a delivery (as by hand or shipment) of actual physical property (as jewelry or stock certificates)
conditional delivery
: a delivery after which ownership will be transferred upon fulfillment of a condition —compare gift causa mortis at GIFT
NOTE: A conditional delivery is usually made in order to make a transfer revocable.
constructive delivery
: a delivery of a representation of property (as a written instrument) or means of possession (as a key) that is construed by a court as sufficient to show the transferor's intent or to put the property under the transferee's control called also symbolic delivery
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: de·liv·ery
Pronunciation: di-'liv-(&-)rE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -er·ies
1 : the act of giving birth : the expulsion or extraction of a fetus and its membranes : PARTURITION
2 : the procedure of assisting birth of the fetus and expulsion of the placenta by manual, instrumental, or surgical means
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delivery de·liv·er·y (dĭ-lĭv'ə-rē, -lĭv'rē)
n.
The expulsion or extraction of a child and the fetal membranes through the birth canal into the external world.
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