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Getting vs Buying - What's the difference?

getting | buying |

As verbs the difference between getting and buying

is that getting is while buying is .

As nouns the difference between getting and buying

is that getting is the act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition while buying is the act of making a purchase.

getting

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition.
  • * Bible, Proverbs iv. 7
    • With all thy getting , get understanding.
  • 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.

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    buying

    English

    (wikipedia buying)

    Verb

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    * impulse buying * panic buying

    Noun

  • The act of making a purchase.
    • buyings and sellings