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taking delivery

taking delivery is the present participle and gerund of take delivery.

Meaning of take delivery

Verb

take delivery (third-person singular simple present takes delivery, present participle taking delivery, simple past took delivery, past participle taken delivery)

  1. (formal) To have delivered; to receive as a delivery.

Questions about taking delivery

What is taking delivery the present participle and gerund of?
Taking delivery is the present participle and gerund of take delivery.

Words near taking delivery in the dictionary

  1. taking control
  2. taking cover
  3. taking credit
  4. taking credit for
  5. taking delight in
  6. taking delivery
  7. taking down
  8. taking down a notch
  9. taking down a peg
  10. taking easy
  11. taking effect

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