getting
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
getting
- present participle and gerund of get
Noun[edit]
getting (countable and uncountable, plural gettings)
- The act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Proverbs 4:7:
- With all thy getting, get understanding.
- That which is got or obtained; gain; profit.
- 1882, Charlotte Riddell, “Old Mrs Jones”, in Weird Stories, page 135:
- She was always considering how to increase her "gettings," but she never gave a thought as to how she might save them.
Translations[edit]
act of obtaining or acquiring
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