Pick up
Pick up verb - To acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in.
Recoup
Recoup verb - To become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness.
Usage example: he's recouping at home after a bout of the flu
Pick up and recoup are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pick up" instead a verb "Recoup".
Nearby Words: recoupment, recouping
Both terms in one sentence
- When Naruto takes too long to pick up some weapons he commissioned from a blacksmith in Naruto: The Gamer Files, said blacksmith sells them off to recoup his losses.
Source: Reality Ensues / Fan Fic - His ruthlessness has seen Tottenham Hotspur pick up some classy bargains (Van Der Vaart for £8 million from Real Madrid), recoup losses on expensive flops (Darrent Bent sold for the exact amount he was bought for) and sell players for some obscene amounts.
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