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Definition begging bowl in American English

begging bowl noun

[countable] noun
/ˈbeɡɪŋ ˌboʊl/
1

a bowl carried by someone who is asking for food or money

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1.1

a request for money made by a country or an organization

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Definition begging bowl in American English