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Getting vs Preparing - What's the difference?

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As verbs the difference between getting and preparing

is that getting is while preparing is .

As nouns the difference between getting and preparing

is that getting is the act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition while preparing is preparation.

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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    preparing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • preparation
  • * 1854 , The Ladies' Repository (volume 22, page 361)
    • It must be remembered that different methods are adopted in these preparings to produce the different kinds of yarn required for the different kinds of worsted fabrics which are manufactured