getting - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (original) (raw)

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• IPA(key): /ˈɡɛtɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɛtɪŋ

getting

1. present participle and gerund of get

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.

act of obtaining or acquiring