begging letter

noun

A letter in which the writer asks for money.

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Meanings

nounbegging letter (plural begging letters)

plural begging letters

  1. A letter in which the writer asks for money.

    I, the writer of this paper, have been, for some time, a chosen receiver of Begging Letters.

    1850 May, Charles Dickens, “The Begging-Letter Writer”, in Household Words

Translations

Norwegian Bokmål tiggerbrev
  • tiggerbrevletter asking for money
Swedish tiggarbrev
  • tiggarbrevletter asking for money
Cite this entry
APA

begging letter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/begging%20letter

MLA

“begging letter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/begging%20letter. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “begging letter,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/begging%20letter.

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