Attainment vs Getting - What's the difference?
attainment | getting | Synonyms |
The act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching; the act of obtaining by exertion or effort.
That which is attained, or obtained by exertion; acquisition; acquirement.
The act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition.
* Bible, Proverbs iv. 7
That which is got or obtained; gain; profit.
* J. H. Riddell, Old Mrs Jones
Attainment is a synonym of getting.
As nouns the difference between attainment and getting
is that attainment is the act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching; the act of obtaining by exertion or effort while getting is the act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition.As a verb getting is
.attainment
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*getting
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(head)Noun
(en noun)- With all thy getting , get understanding.
- She was always considering how to increase her "gettings ," but she never gave a thought as to how she might save them.
