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begging letter
noun
A letter in which the writer asks for money.
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Nothing further is known about the transaction, but, because so few opportunities of seeing into Shakespeare's private life present themselves, this begging letter becomes a touching document.
A silver-backed hairbrush holds down a begging letter: "It would mean the world to us if you would endorse our cold cream".
It's had to escalate to such a point – that's after the polite inquiry, the begging letter asking: 'Please watch this video', the standing quietly outside their office – by the time it's got to a racoon on the plate, we've tried everything.
Baroness Rachael Heyhoe Flint on how she first met Sir Jack Hayward: "I've been great friends with Jack since 1970, when I wrote him a begging letter and he said: 'Yes, I'll sponsor the England cricket team'.
Meanwhile, the new listings service (a sort of 21st Century version of the begging letter, covered here), has produced £250K worth of bids in the first month of operation.
I can't think of many more owners who would be as philanthropic and decent to put all that money in and then sell up for nothing". "I've been great friends with Jack since 1970, when I wrote him a begging letter and he said: 'Yes, I'll sponsor the England cricket team'.
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Some, including Teddy Roosevelt, even wrote him begging letters.
"She's already had begging letters from people asking for money.
Her government has sent begging letters to America, the EU, China and Japan, as well as Russia.
We have become very good at begging letters to charities and trusts.
I get begging letters like this every week – from a booming, affluent global media industry.
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