non-delivery
noun[CorU]
(alsonondelivery)uk/ˌnɒn.dɪˈlɪv.ər.i/us/ˌnɑːn.dɪˈlɪv.ɚ.i/asituationin whichgoods,letters,parcels, etc. that have beenorderedorsentare notdelivered(= taken to people'shousesorplacesofwork):
In thecaseof non-delivery, thetimelimitfor making aclaimis 42days.
If acustomerrepeatedlyclaimsnondelivery,deletetheirnamefromyourmailinglist.
Therightof thebuyertorecoveranypaymentshe has already madeclearlyappliesin thecaseof a non-delivery.
asituationin which something that has beenpromisedis notachievedorproduced:
Thecontracthas beencanceledas aresultof a non-delivery by theDepartmentof Health ontheircontractualobligations.
Businesses can sometimes becriticalof ITdepartmentsover non-delivery, but sometimesdelaysareunavoidable.
- Onecommonformofcyberfraudis nondelivery ofmerchandiseboughtonline.
- Iemailedthesellerthreetimesand thenfileda non-deliveryreport.
- Thegovernmentis taking aproactiveapproachtoavoidnon-delivery of thisproject.
Delivering and despatching
- air bridge
- air corridor
- air drop
- air-dash
- box scheme
- consign
- courier
- drop off
- misaddress
- misdirect
- misdirection
- misroute
- sendsomethingon
- sendsomethingout
- ship
- shipment
- shipper
- shoot
- truck
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