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Panhandling

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The act or habit of begging for money.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Españolcuestación
DeutschBettelei
العربيةالإستجداء
2 more languages
Ελληνικάζήτα

Examples

The old owner was dead now and the son who had taken over had had to bar Tolie from the movie show because the hunchback annoyed the crowds with his periodic panhandlings up and down the aisles.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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