purchase vs pick up

pick up vs purchase

purchase is a noun but pick up is not a noun.

purchase and pick up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
purchase	Yes	No	Yes	No
pick up	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, pick up is a hyponym of purchase; that is, pick up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than purchase:

purchase: obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
pick up: buy casually or spontaneously

Other hyponyms of purchase include buy back, repurchase, take, get, subscribe, subscribe to, take, buy out, buy up, take over, buy food, take out, impulse-buy.

purchase (noun)	pick up (noun)
the acquisition of something for payment
the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever
a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage
something acquired by purchase

purchase (verb)	pick up (verb)
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction	gain or regain energy
	improve significantly; go from bad to good
	lift out or reflect from a background
	get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
	eat by pecking at, like a bird
	take into custody
	take up by hand
	fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
	give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift
	take and lift upward
	perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily
	register (perceptual input)
	buy casually or spontaneously
	gather or collect
	get in addition, as an increase
	meet someone for sexual purposes

Difference between purchase and pick up

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