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pick up

English translation: retener (la tarjeta)

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English term or phrase:pick up
Selected answer:retener (la tarjeta)
Entered by: DLyons

04:36 Jan 7, 2012
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Telecom(munications) / pick up
English term or phrase: pick up
Bank not supported
Completed partially
Expired card, pick up
Suspected fraud, pick up
Contact acquirer, pick up
Restricted card, pick up
Call acquirer security, pick up
PIN tries exceeded, pick up
No credit account
Function not supported
Lost card
No universal account
Stolen card
No investment account

What is the meaning of "pick up" in this case? I have given some other phrases for the purpose of context.

Thanks
Rajan Chopra
India
Local time: 11:14
retener (la tarjeta)
Explanation:
Seems like use cases in an ATM.

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Note added at 9 mins (2012-01-07 04:46:28 GMT)
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Retain, hold on to, do not return.
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DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 06:44
Grading comment
Thanks to both of you for the valuable help.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
5 +4retained
Karl Marx
5confiscate
Audra deFalco (X)
3retener (la tarjeta)
DLyons


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
retener (la tarjeta)


Explanation:
Seems like use cases in an ATM.

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Note added at 9 mins (2012-01-07 04:46:28 GMT)
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Retain, hold on to, do not return.

DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 06:44
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks to both of you for the valuable help.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks but I want the answer or explanation in English only. What does this phrase mean in this context?

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
retained


Explanation:
that is an instruction to sales person /cashier (undertaking an operation with the credit card) to take the card from the customer and not to return it back to him/her. It is a security measure implemented by banks and Visa/Mastercard.

Karl Marx
Canada
Local time: 01:44
Works in field
Native speaker of: Russian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Inge Luus: If it is an instruction to a sales person, use "retain".
18 mins
  -> yes, sorry, got carried away and forgot the context, thanks
agree  Tony M: Yes, absolutely!
3 hrs
agree  Stephanie Ezrol
4 hrs
agree  Pham Huu Phuoc
6 hrs
agree  eski: Just so, comrad. eski :))
7 hrs
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
confiscate


Explanation:
Possibly?

Audra deFalco (X)
United States
Local time: 01:44
Native speaker of: English
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