delivery

delivery definition - business

delivery

  1. 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.
  2. The transfer of a specified commodity in order to meet the requirements of a commodity contract that has been sold.
  3. The transfer of property from one party to another party.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Business Terms Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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