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pick up

Phrasal Verb with pick
 
 
/pɪk/ verb [T]

Definition

to improve: When business picks up he'll probably offer permanent jobs to the most valued employees.
(Definition of pick up from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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