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begging letter

begging letter noun: a letter in which the writer asks for money.

Noun

begging letter (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

Forms of begging letter

pluralbegging letters

Questions about begging letter

What does begging letter mean?
Begging letter means a letter in which the writer asks for money.
What part of speech is begging letter?
Begging letter is a noun.
What is the plural of begging letter?
The plural of begging letter is begging letters.

Words near begging letter in the dictionary

  1. begginer
  2. begging
  3. begging bowl
  4. begging bowls
  5. begging for one's life
  6. begging letter
  7. begging letters
  8. begging off
  9. begging someone's pardon
  10. begging the question
  11. begging to differ

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