Guide 10 / 200 6 swaps Formal register
Professional words for “get”
Six verbs that replace "get" when you need to say how the thing came to you.
i · When it mattersTwo lines, no filler
A reader of "we got the funding" has no idea whether it arrived, was earned, was negotiated for, or was withdrawn from a pot. Swap in the verb that carries that information.
ii · The swaps6 ways
- 01Obtain formal
acquire through effort or process
Obtained regulatory approval in March.
- 02Acquire formal
come to possess — purchase, merger
Acquired the IP from the estate.
- 03Secure neutral
lock something in — funding, a contract
Secured a two-year contract.
- 04Procure formal
sourcing in a supply sense
Procure vendors through the purchasing portal.
- 05Attain formal
reach a level, a goal, a rank
Attained board certification.
- 06Receive neutral
accept something that came to you
Received the finals on Friday.