getting

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English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɛtɪŋ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛtɪŋ

Verb

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getting

  1. present participle and gerund of get

Noun

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getting (countable and uncountable, plural gettings)

  1. The act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition.
  2. 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.

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