noun / adjective
pickup
The act of collecting someone or something.
I schedule a pickup for the boxes outside my apartment.
Etymology
The compound turns pick up, to collect or take along, into a noun. It names the act of gathering a person or item for transport.
More examples
- The school changes its pickup time on Fridays.
- Your groceries are ready for curbside pickup.
- The city offers two free furniture pickups each year.
Forms
pickup · pickups
Similar words
- collection
- Also covers gathering many items over time, unlike a scheduled pickup.
- retrieval
- Emphasizes getting something back or recovering it from somewhere.