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Princeton's WordNet

  1. acquiring, gettingnoun

    the act of acquiring something

    "I envied his talent for acquiring"; "he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving"

Wiktionary

  1. gettingnoun

    act of obtaining

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Gettingnoun

    Etymology: from get.

    Wisdom is the principal thing, therefore get wisdom; and with all thy getting get understanding. Prov. iv. 7.

    Who hath a state to repair may not despise small things; and it is less dishonourable to abridge a petty charge than to stoop to petty gettings. Francis Bacon, Essay 29.

    The meaner families, are obliged to return to the steward a small monthly share of their gettings, to be a portion for the child. Gulliver’s Travels.

ChatGPT

  1. getting

    Getting refers to the act of obtaining, acquiring, or receiving something. It can involve various actions such as procuring an item, obtaining information, achieving a goal or desired outcome, or even understanding or comprehending something. The term "getting" can be used in a broad sense to encompass various contexts and situations where one gains possession, achieves progress, or attains something.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Getting

    of Get

  2. Gettingnoun

    the act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition

  3. Gettingnoun

    that which is got or obtained; gain; profit

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. GETTING

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Getting is ranked #63873 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Getting surname appeared 312 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Getting.

    97.1% or 303 total occurrences were White.

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'GettinG' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #609

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'GettinG' in Written Corpus Frequency: #213

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of GettinG in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of GettinG in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of GettinG in a Sentence

  1. Anthony Fauci:

    That is, if you were vaccinated, you have a high degree of protection. If you are not, you should wear a mask, and you should think very seriously about getting vaccinated.

  2. Amina Awedat:

    Ultimately, unsafe abortions prove costly because when women start hemorrhaging and have to go to hospital, the cost of getting the abortion and recovering from unsafe abortions is higher.

  3. Tim Scott:

    For some, that flag represents that history. And for so many others, it represents a pain and oppression. I'm looking forward to our state leaders getting together, and having a robust conversation after the funerals about what's the next step, i am going to make sure that I'm a part of that conversation. My voice will be clear. My position will be stated.

  4. Janet Coleman:

    When you order French fries, you're also getting a heaping helping of fat and calories.

  5. Marcus Xu:

    The probability of the Fed raising rates is getting higher.

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