🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

entrega por mensajería

Pronunciation / Transliteration: enˈtɾeɣa poɾ mensaˈxeɾi.a

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Courier-delivery/ˈkʊr.i.ɚ dɪˈlɪv.ɚ.i/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"La empresa ofrece entrega por mensajería en todo el país."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The professional transport and hand-delivery of parcels, packages, or important documents directly from the sender to the recipient.

    "We arranged for a secure courier-delivery of the signed contracts to our corporate headquarters."
  2. 2

    A specific service operation optimized for fast, tracked, and dedicated dispatch of goods.

    "The online boutique offers same-day courier-delivery for all local orders."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'courier', originating from Old French 'courier' (runner, messenger) derived from the Latin verb 'currere' (to run), and 'delivery', stemming from Middle English 'deliveren', derived from Old French 'delivrer' and Latin 'deliberare' (to set free or hand over). Together, the compound phrase emerged in the 20th century to designate specialized, expedited transport services for parcels and documents.

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