Dictionary of Business Terms: partial delivery
partial delivery
delivery where a broker does not transfer the full amount of a security or commodity called for by a contract. For example, 10,000 shares were to be delivered, but only 7,000 shares are transferred.
Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms: partial delivery
partial delivery
term used when a broker does not deliver the full amount of a security or commodity called for by a contract. If 10,000 shares were to be delivered, for example, and only 7000 shares are transferred, it is called a partial delivery.
