pickup / collection
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pickup / collection
The process in which something or someone is picked up from a specific place. This can refer to goods, packages, people, or even trash.
Die Abholung der bestellten Möbel erfolgt morgen zwischen 10 und 12 Uhr.
Pickup of the ordered furniture will take place tomorrow between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m.
The word 'Abholung' (pickup/collection) is a nominalization of the verb 'abholen' (to pick up). The ending '-ung' turns the verb into a feminine noun that describes the process itself. 'Abholen' means to pick up something or someone from a place.
Die Abholung der Unterlagen ist ab sofort möglich.
Pickup of the documents is possible from now on.
A very common and useful phrase is 'zur Abholung bereit' (ready for pickup). This is often used in shops or by delivery services to indicate that an order can be picked up.
Ihr Paket liegt zur Abholung in der Filiale bereit.
Your package is ready for pickup at the branch.
'Abholung' (pickup/collection) is often combined with verbs such as 'vereinbaren' (to arrange), 'erfolgen' (to take place), or 'stattfinden' (to take place). To say what is being picked up, the preposition 'von' with the dative is often used.
Können wir einen Termin für die Abholung von den alten Möbeln vereinbaren?
Can we arrange an appointment for the pickup of the old furniture?
delivery
'Lieferung' and 'Abholung' both have to do with the route a product or package takes. The difference is the direction: with a delivery, someone brings the goods to the recipient. With a pickup, someone collects the goods from a specific place. The words can be confused because both often occur with orders, packages, or furniture. In practice: if it comes to you, it is a 'Lieferung'. If you go there yourself or send someone there, it is an 'Abholung'.
Für die Abholung im Laden brauche ich nur die Bestellnummer.
For pickup in the store, I only need the order number.
Die Lieferung kommt wegen des schlechten Wetters erst morgen an.
Because of the bad weather, the delivery will not arrive until tomorrow.