getting

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English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɛtɪŋ/
    • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): [ˈɡɛɾɪŋ]
    • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
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    • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Cockney" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): [ˈɡeʔɪŋ]

Verb

getting

  1. present participle of get

Noun

getting (plural gettings)

  1. The act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition.
    • Bible, Proverbs iv. 7
      With all thy getting, get understanding.
  2. That which is got or obtained; gain; profit.
    • J. H. Riddell, Old Mrs Jones
      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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