Borrowing
Getting
Getting noun - The act of acquiring something.
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Synonyms for Getting
Borrowing and getting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Borrowing" instead a noun "Getting".
Nearby Word: get
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The long explanation involves a college student borrowing a prototype from a house of fashion, then getting mugged by a guy with a very unhealthy foot fetish.
Source: Nice Shoes - Attempting to avoid paying for disc-based media (DVDs, CDs, etc.) by borrowing them from the library often results in getting a scratched-up copy that won't play properly.
Source: You Get What You Pay For -
The boss of the town, Hatcher, is brutal with his workers and pays them a paltry wage, which necessitates borrowing money from him and getting so deep into debt with him that there's no hope of getting out of it.
Source: Company Town
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