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

1. present participle of get#English|get

getting (plural gettings)

1. The act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981 ↗, Proverbs 4:7 ↗:

     With all thy getting, get understanding.

2. That which is got or obtained; gain; profit.
   • 1882, Charlotte Riddell, "Old Mrs Jones", in Weird Stories, [https://books.google.com/books?id=0tb8AZyo4AcC&pg=PA135&dq=%22She+was+always+considering+how+to+increase+her+%22gettings,%22+but+she+never+gave+a+thought+as+to+how+she+might+save+them%22&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi6l4nywOjnAhX5lHIEHazfA24Q6AEwAXoECAIQAg#v=onepage&q=%22She%20was%20always%20considering%20how%20to%20increase%20her%20%22gettings%2C%22%20but%20she%20never%20gave%20a%20thought%20as%20to%20how%20she%20might%20save%20them%22&f=false page 135]

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

• French: obtention
• Italian: ottenimento, ottenere