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pick⋅up

[pik-uhp]

–noun

1.	an improvement, as in health, business conditions, work, production, etc.

2.	Informal. pick-me-up.

3.	Informal. a casual, usually unintroduced acquaintance, often one made in hope of a sexual relationship.

4.	an instance of stopping for or taking aboard passengers or freight, as by a train, ship, taxicab, etc., esp. an instance of taking freight or a shipment of goods onto a truck.

5.	the person, freight, or shipment so taken aboard: The cab driver had a pickup at the airport who wanted to be driven to the docks.

Automotive.

a.	capacity for rapid acceleration.

b.	acceleration; increase in speed.

c.	Also called pickup truck. a small truck with a low-sided open body, used for deliveries and light hauling.

7.	Baseball. the act of fielding a ball after it hits the ground.

8.	Also called cartridge. a small device attached to the end of a phonograph tone arm that contains a stylus and the mechanism that translates the movement of the stylus in a record groove into a changing electrical voltage.

Radio.

a.	the act of receiving sound waves in the transmitting set in order to change them into electrical waves.

b.	a receiving or recording device.

c.	the place from which a broadcast is being transmitted.

d.	interference (def. 4).

10.

Television.

a.	the change of light energy into electrical energy in a television camera.

b.	camera tube.

c.	a telecast made directly from the scene of an action.

11.	a hitchhiker.

12.	Metalworking. (in the cold-drawing of metal) the adhesion of particles of the metal to the die or plug.

–adjective

13.	composed of or employing whatever persons are available on a more or less impromptu basis: a pickup game of baseball; a pickup dance band.

14.	using whatever ingredients are handy or available: a Sunday night pickup supper.

Origin:
1855–60; n. use of v. phrase pick up

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pick-me-up

[pik-mee-uhp]

–noun Informal.

1.	an alcoholic drink taken to restore one's energy or good spirits.

2.	any restorative, as a snack or coffee.

Also called pickup.

Origin:
1865–70; n. use v. of phrase pick me up

pickup tube

–noun Television.

camera tube.

Also, pickup.

Origin:
1930–35

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pick·up (pĭk'ŭp')

1. The act or process of picking up: the pickup and delivery of farm produce.
2. Sports The act of striking or fielding a ball after it has touched the ground: a good pickup and throw from third base.
3. Capacity for acceleration: a sports car with good pickup.
4. Informal An improvement in condition or activity: a pickup in sales.
5. Slang An arrest by a law enforcement officer.
6. Passengers or freight: Taxi drivers expect good tips from airport pickups.
7. Informal A hitchhiker.
8. Slang A stranger with whom casual acquaintance is made, usually in anticipation of sexual relations.
9. A pickup truck.
10. The rotary rake on a piece of machinery, such as a harvester, that picks up windrowed hay or straw.
11. A device that converts the oscillations of a phonograph needle into electrical impulses for subsequent conversion into sound.
12. The tone arm of a record player.
13. The reception of light or sound waves for conversion to electrical impulses.
14. The apparatus used for such reception.
15. A telecast originating outside a studio.
16. The apparatus for transmitting a broadcast from an outside place to the broadcasting station.
One that is picked up, especially:
1. Passengers or freight: Taxi drivers expect good tips from airport pickups.
2. Informal A hitchhiker.
3. Slang A stranger with whom casual acquaintance is made, usually in anticipation of sexual relations.
4. A pickup truck.
5. The rotary rake on a piece of machinery, such as a harvester, that picks up windrowed hay or straw.
6. A device that converts the oscillations of a phonograph needle into electrical impulses for subsequent conversion into sound.
7. The tone arm of a record player.
8. The reception of light or sound waves for conversion to electrical impulses.
9. The apparatus used for such reception.
10. A telecast originating outside a studio.
11. The apparatus for transmitting a broadcast from an outside place to the broadcasting station.
Accounting A balance brought forward.
Previous journalistic copy to which succeeding copy is added.
Music See upbeat.
One that picks up, especially:
1. A pickup truck.
2. The rotary rake on a piece of machinery, such as a harvester, that picks up windrowed hay or straw.
3. A device that converts the oscillations of a phonograph needle into electrical impulses for subsequent conversion into sound.
4. The tone arm of a record player.
5. The reception of light or sound waves for conversion to electrical impulses.
6. The apparatus used for such reception.
7. A telecast originating outside a studio.
8. The apparatus for transmitting a broadcast from an outside place to the broadcasting station.
Electronics
1. A device that converts the oscillations of a phonograph needle into electrical impulses for subsequent conversion into sound.
2. The tone arm of a record player.
3. The reception of light or sound waves for conversion to electrical impulses.
4. The apparatus used for such reception.
5. A telecast originating outside a studio.
6. The apparatus for transmitting a broadcast from an outside place to the broadcasting station.
1. The reception of light or sound waves for conversion to electrical impulses.
2. The apparatus used for such reception.
3. A telecast originating outside a studio.
4. The apparatus for transmitting a broadcast from an outside place to the broadcasting station.

adj. Being, relating to, or involving a group of people assembled informally for a temporary purpose: a pickup orchestra; a pickup baseball game.

up·beat (ŭp'bēt')

n. Music

An unaccented beat or beats that occur before the first beat of a measure. Also called anacrusis, pickup.
The upward stroke made by a conductor to indicate the beat that leads into a new measure.

adj. Informal

Optimistic: an upbeat business forecast.
Happy; cheerful.

pickup

"small truck used for light loads," 1932, from pick (v.) + up, the notion probably being for use to "pick up" (feed, lumber, etc.) and deliver it where it was needed. As an adj. meaning "temporary, ad hoc" (of a game, band, etc.) the word is recorded from 1936.

Language Translation for : pickup

Spanish: portaagujas,

German: der Tonkopfabnehmer,

Japanese: ピックアップ

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Pickup

A gain in yield made by selling one bond and buying another. Also referred to as "yield pickup."

Investopedia Commentary

When the present yield is relatively low compared to the longer-term yields, pickups will be done by investors trying to increase the yield and duration of their fixed income holdings. It is an important strategy for investors seeking a steady flow of income.

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A gain in yield that is achieved from swapping bonds. For example, a pickup of 30 basis points comes about when bonds with a 9.70% basis are traded for bonds with a 10.00% basis.

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