begging

The act of one who begs.

• The Brahmans were very annoying in their beggings for money […]

Money or goods acquired by begging.in-plural

• Then a thin old hag […] moaned out, "Twopence for two ounces!" and had to go out of the shop unmeated, since her earnings — or her beggings — had not brought her enough to have that small price to spare.

present participle and gerund of begform-ofgerundparticiple