getting — Dizionario inglese

Sostantivo

1. The act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition.

   Uso

   • numerabile
   • non numerabile

   Esempi

   With all thy getting, get understanding.

2. That which is got or obtained; gain; profit.

   Uso

   • numerabile
   • non numerabile

   Esempi

   She was always considering how to increase her "gettings," but she never gave a thought as to how she might save them.

Sostantivo

1. the act of acquiring something

   Sinonimi

   acquiring

   Termini più generali

   actdeedhuman actionhuman activity

   Esempi

   I envied his talent for acquiring

   he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving