plural liveries
1
a
: a concern offering vehicles (such as boats) for rent
a canoe livery
an automobile livery
b
: the feeding, stabling, and care of horses for pay
c
2
a
chiefly British
: an identifying design (as on a vehicle) that designates ownership
b
: a servant's uniform
c
: the distinctive clothing or badge formerly worn by the retainers (see retainer entry 1 sense 1) of a person of rank
d
: distinctive dress : garb
a nun's traditional livery
3
: the act of delivering legal possession of property
4
archaic
: the apportioning of provisions especially to servants : allowance
5
archaic
a
: one's retainers or retinue
b
: the members of a British livery company
Synonyms
Examples of livery in a Sentence
Noun
the limousine chauffeur was easily distinguished from the cab drivers by his livery
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Madeline Coleman, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
More News: Jimmie Johnson Accelerates Team Ownership Takeover in Surprise Move
Following a playful social media exchange, O'Neal challenged Johnson to a free-throw contest with a creative outcome: O'Neal got to design Johnson's car livery for the race.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025
New York Times, 9 June 2021
During the pandemic, some local fleet managers who rented cars to Uber and Lyft drivers re-registered the vehicles for non-livery use and began renting to folks making deliveries for companies like DoorDash and Uber Eats.
—Anne Kadet, WSJ, 8 June 2021
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Noun
Traditionally, February is the time of the year when the teams will hold their own launch events to reveal the new livery, with some opting to give a sneak peek at their cars, and a few teams are still following this tradition.
—Madeline Coleman, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
More News: Jimmie Johnson Accelerates Team Ownership Takeover in Surprise Move
Following a playful social media exchange, O'Neal challenged Johnson to a free-throw contest with a creative outcome: O'Neal got to design Johnson's car livery for the race.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
Across the street is a livery cab service owned by Kevin Rosario (Jimmy Smits), who came to New York from Puerto Rico and poured his hopes into his daughter, Nina (Leslie Grace).
—New York Times, 9 June 2021
During the pandemic, some local fleet managers who rented cars to Uber and Lyft drivers re-registered the vehicles for non-livery use and began renting to folks making deliveries for companies like DoorDash and Uber Eats.
—Anne Kadet, WSJ, 8 June 2021
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“Livery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/livery. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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