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Vetting vs Getting - What's the difference?

vetting | getting |

As verbs the difference between vetting and getting

is that vetting is while getting is .

As nouns the difference between vetting and getting

is that vetting is a checking or investigation while getting is the act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition.

vetting

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A checking or investigation.
  • * 2003 , Jean-Paul Brodeur, ?Peter Gill, ?Dennis Töllborg, Democracy, Law, and Security
    • The Military Intelligence Service in 1997 carried out nearly 18,000 security vettings , which resulted in 43 applicants being turned down because of a criminal record.

    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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