Getty

American  

[get-ee] / ˈgɛt i /

noun

1. J(ean) Paul, 1892–1976, U.S. oil magnate and art collector.

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Getty British  

/ ˈɡɛtɪ /

noun

1. J ( ean ) Paul. 1892–1976, US oil executive, millionaire, and art collector

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Example Sentences

Charles Schwab launched his brokerage from the city in 1971; Gordon Getty inherited his father’s oil wealth five years later and dove into philanthropy.

From The Wall Street Journal

“My deeper entry into the Getty world would rob me of my own hard-earned story,” the governor wrote in his recent memoir.

From The Wall Street Journal

It's an issue she draws on in her series, co-created with Lee Getty, which follows Freya, an artist with tetraplegia - a partial or complete loss of sensory and motor function in all four limbs - her boyfriend, Abe and best friend, Jo.

From BBC

Another L.A. spot that is reminiscent of Europe is the the Getty Center in Brentwood.

From Los Angeles Times

For a more intimate experience, check out the Getty Villa in Malibu, modeled after the Villa dei Papiri in Herculaneum, Italy.

From Los Angeles Times