parcel delivery

Bringing boxes home

Parcel delivery is the transport and handoff of packages to recipients, typically through postal services or private carriers.

The term covers everything from standard mail to express shipping: We offer next-day parcel delivery.

It often appears in compound forms: parcel delivery service, parcel delivery driver.

Opposites
fulfillment method

parcel deliveryin-store pickup

Retrieving orders at retailer

click and collect · curbside pickup · will call · carry-out · take-away

shipping direction

parcel deliverysending

Causing to go

drop-off

item handling

parcel deliverymail collection

Family

delivery, parcel

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G