e-begging

== English == === Etymology === From e- +‎ begging. === Noun === e-begging (uncountable) The act of asking strangers for money via the Internet. 2016, Meet the students crowdfunding their tuition, The Guardian: Shameless e-begging, or a justified act of financial desperation? The idea of crowdfunding university fees will certainly divide opinion. 2014, Amanda Palmer: From being a living statue to crowdfunding a $1.2m album, The Independent: Many critics still dismiss crowdfunding as a form of "digital panhandling" or "e-begging" ==== Synonyms ==== cyberbegging === See also === crowdfunding begging