| NOUN | act | getting, acquiring | the act of acquiring something |
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| Sounds | geh'tihng; gih'tihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | The act of acquiring something. | |
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| Example | "he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving" | |
| Synonym | acquiring | |
| Narrower | acquisition | The act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something |
| appropriation | A deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner | |
| capture, gaining control, seizure | The act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property | |
| catching, contracting | Becoming infected | |
| obtainment, obtention | The act of obtaining | |
| occupation, occupancy, moving in | The act of occupying or taking possession of a building | |
| pickup | The act of taking aboard passengers or freight | |
| reception, receipt | The act of receiving | |
| Broader | act, deed, human action, human activity | Something that people do or cause to happen |
| Spanish | adquisición, consecución | |
| Catalan | adquisició, assoliment, consecució | |
| Verbs | get | come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) |
| get | come into the possession of something concrete or abstract | |
| get | purchase | |
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