Is Pickup One Word?

Pickup – One word unless used as a verb. For example, “He bought a pickup.” “I will pick up my friends at 5 p.m.” Setup - One word as a noun and adjective but two words as a verb.

Which is correct pickup or pick up?

Pickup can be a noun or an adjective, but never a verb. Pick up is a verb phrase, but should not be used as a noun.

Does pickup truck have a hyphen?

1 Answer. I've always used hyphenation for the compound modifier. Pick up for the verb and pickup for the truck or any other time that it is used as a noun. So I would say "Drive your pickup to pick up the kids at the pick-up location."

Marcus Vance

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