Earn
Earn verb - To receive as return for effort.
Usage example: during my teen years I earned pocket money by mowing lawns
Pick up is a synonym for earn in recover topic. In some cases you can use "Pick up" instead a verb "Earn", when it comes to topics like make money.
Pick up
Pick up verb - To acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- Raptor: Call of the Shadows has these, with a twist: like all of the equipment you can pick up during a mission, you can also buy them between missions with the money you earn.
Source: Smart Bomb - Adventurers can pick up and learn skills outside, but can only really earn experience by fighting monsters and risking their lives inside.
Source: Deadly Training Area -
In order to earn Pirate Fledges and be able to access the Obligatory Pirate Cove without wearing fairly weak equipment (the Fledges themselves are actually pretty strong), you must defeat three specific enemy types in this area, pick up their random drops, and use them.
Source: Random Number God
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