getting

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noun

the act of acquiring something
- I envied his talent for acquiring
- he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving
• Syn:
acquiring
• Derivationally related forms:
get, acquire (for: acquiring)
• Hypernyms:
act, deed, human action, human activity
• Hyponyms:
acquisition, obtainment, obtention, catching, contracting,
appropriation, occupation, occupancy, moving in, capture, gaining control,
seizure, reception, receipt, pickup