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Webster 1913 Edition
Getting
Get′ting
,Noun.
1.
The act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition.
With all thy
getting
, get understanding. Prov. iv. 7.
2.
That which is got or obtained; gain; profit.
Webster 1828 Edition
Getting
GET'TING
,ppr.
GET'TING
,Noun.
Get wisdom; and with all thy getting, get
understanding. Prov.4.
1.
Gain; profit.Definition 2024
getting
getting
English
Verb
getting
- present participle of get
Noun
getting (plural gettings)
- The act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition.
- Bible, Proverbs iv. 7
- With all thy getting, get understanding.
- Bible, Proverbs iv. 7
- 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.
- J. H. Riddell, Old Mrs Jones