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Begging is the practice of imploring others to grant a favor, often a gift of money, with little or no expectation of reciprocation.

Begging may also refer to:

Common uses

• Begging in animals, when an animal solicits being given resources by another animal
• Begging the question, a logical fallacy
• Mendicant religious orders which specifically require public solicitation of support

Arts, entertainment, and media

• "Begging" (song), a 2013 song by Swedish singer Anton Ewald
• "Begging", a song by Dua Lipa from Dua Lipa
• "Beggin'", a 1967 song by The Four Seasons, covered by Madcon in 2007
• Begging for Billionaires, 2009 American documentary film directed by Philip Klein exposing abuses of eminent domain
• "Begging You", a 1995 song by The Stone Roses, released from the album Second Coming

See also

• Aggressive panhandling, legal term designating those forms of public solicitation which have been designated as unlawful
• BEG (disambiguation)