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Deliverable

Meaning in business english, with examples

/dɪˈlɪvərəbəl/nounCommon term

In business english, deliverable means: A specific result, document or product that a team has agreed to produce and hand over by a certain date.

In Turkish: çıktı, teslim edilecek iş, proje çıktısı

How it is used

Common in project plans, contracts and consulting: 'key deliverables', 'The deliverable is a 20-page report'. It is mostly used in the plural. Clear deliverables help avoid arguments about what was promised.

Example sentences

  1. The main deliverables for phase one are the user research report and the prototype.

  2. Each deliverable has an owner and a due date in the project plan.

Common collocations

  • key deliverables
  • project deliverables
  • agree the deliverables
  • deliverables and timelines
  • milestoneAn important point or event in a project, used to check progress, such as finishing a design or launching a product.
  • deadlineThe latest date or time by which a piece of work must be finished, sent or delivered.
  • dueExpected or required to happen, arrive or be finished at a particular time; also used for payments that must be made by a certain date.
  • action itemA specific task agreed in a meeting, with one person responsible for it and usually a due date.

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