pickup

n.

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Accounting. A balance brought forward.
4. Previous journalistic copy to which succeeding copy is added.
5. Music. See upbeat (sense 1).
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.

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

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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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Value gained in a bond swap. For example, bonds with identical coupon rates and maturities may have different market values, mainly because of a difference in quality, and thus in yields. The higher yield of the lower-quality bond received in such a swap compared with the yield of the higher-quality bond that was exchanged for it results in a net gain for the trader, called his or her pickup on the transaction.

noun

A seizing and holding by law: apprehension, arrest, seizure. Slang bust, collar, pinch. See law.

The unwanted adherence of solids in contact with the open surface of a sealant.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - opsamling, gadeflirt, fremgang, (lille, åben) varevogn
adj. - pickup-

Nederlands (Dutch)
pick-up (wagen), herstel, het versieren/ versierd worden, degene die versierd wordt, intro (muziek), meegenomen lifter, het ophalen, arm van platenspeler, acceleratie, gelegenheids-

Français (French)
n. - capteur, (Radio, TV) réception, partenaire de rencontre, (Transp) ramassage, passager, ramassé en route, (Aut) reprises, reprise (de), pick-up, camionnette à plateau découvert
adj. - de ramassage, de chargement, à plateau découvert

Deutsch (German)
n. - Bekanntschaft, Anstieg, Kleinlastwagen, Tonabnehmer
adj. - (Auto) Pick-up-...

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πικάπ, μικρό φορτηγό, ρεπρίζ (μηχανής), τσίμπημα (πελάτη), (καθομ.) καμάκι, καμάκωμα, ψώνισμα (γυναίκας), αλανιάρα, πόρνη, τονωτικό φάρμακο

Italiano (Italian)
rilancio, ripresa, camioncino, accelerazione, recupero, prelievo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - aceleração (f), toca-discos (m), melhora (f) (gír.), prostituta (f), caminhonete (f)

Русский (Russian)
пикап, датчик, адаптер, случайный знакомый

Español (Spanish)
n. - recogida, recolección, recuperación, recepción, toma, captación, ganga, camioneta de reparto, furgoneta, aceleración, arresto
adj. - improvisado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - pickup (skivspelare), liten lastbil, tillfällig bekantskap, ngn uppraggad, passagerare (taxi), liftare, fynd, uppgång (i affärer), accelerationsförmåga, spel, mottagning/-are

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
拾得品, 偶然结识, 临时凑成的, 偶然认识的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 拾得品, 偶然結識
adj. - 臨時湊成的, 偶然認識的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 공이 땅에 닿자마자 되받아 치기, 주워들은 소식
adj. - 당장 있는 재료만으로 장만한, 즉석의(요리 등)

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 拾い上げること, 車に乗せること, 乗客, 便乗者, ピックアップ, 偶然知り合った人, 加速, 小型トラック, 回復
adj. - 即席の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شاحنه صغيرة, تسارع, مسارعه سيارة, صديق تتعرف إليه مصادفه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮טנדר, משאית קלה, תאוצה, ראש-מקול, תפיסה, מכר מקרי, מגבר קול בגיטרה חשמלית, לקיחה בטרמפ, צלילי פתיחה של לחן, לולאת מתכת המסייעת לגלילה חזרה של חוט חכה‬
adj. - ‮מורכב מהאנשים הזמינים, משתמש במרכיבים המצויים‬

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