getting

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛtɪŋ/
  • (US) IPA^(key): [ˈɡɛɾɪŋ]
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  • (Cockney, younger speakers in the UK) IPA^(key): [ˈɡeʔɪŋ]

getting

1. present participle of get

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.