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di-LIV-uh-r-uh-bl/dɪˈlɪvərəbl/

A deliverable is a piece of work that must be completed and handed over, especially in a project: a project deliverable; key deliverables. Delivery is the act or the goods; outcome is broader; milestone is a date twin. Name the deliverable in the project brief, then the deadline. Mix-up: deliverable vs delivery; delicious; do not write deliverable for a meeting with no named output.

Meaning

A piece of work that must be completed and handed over, especially in a project.

Examples

• “Name the deliverable in the project brief, then the deadline, the business paper said.”
• “A software deliverable featured in the sprint notes, which is still a named file or feature — quote the date.”

Good to know

a project / key deliverable; deliverables. Contrast: delivery (goods or the act). Close: output / milestone. Trap: a meeting with no output. Business and computing. Required work to hand over — name it and the date.

Near in meaning

output, work package, product

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