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undergetting

undergetting noun: the process or situation of obtaining less than what is expected or due. Also the present participle and gerund of underget.

Noun

undergetting (uncountable)

  1. The process or situation of obtaining less than what is expected or due.
    • Undergetting may be made up at any time during the term.1902, Solicitors' journal and reporter: Volume 46

Also used as

undergetting is also the present participle and gerund of underget.

Origin of undergetting

From underget + -ing.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Questions about undergetting

What does undergetting mean?
Undergetting means the process or situation of obtaining less than what is expected or due.
What part of speech is undergetting?
Undergetting is a noun.

Words near undergetting in the dictionary

  1. undergenerates
  2. undergenerating
  3. undergeneration
  4. underget
  5. undergets
  6. undergetting
  7. undergird
  8. undergirded
  9. undergirding
  10. undergirds
  11. undergirt

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