e-begging

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) The act of asking strangers for money via the Internet.
 * 2) * 2016, Meet the students crowdfunding their tuition, The Guardian:
 * Shameless e-begging, or a justified act of financial desperation? The idea of crowdfunding university fees will certainly divide opinion.
 * 1) * 2014, Amanda Palmer: From being a living statue to crowdfunding a $1.2m album, The Independent:
 * Many critics still dismiss crowdfunding as a form of "digital panhandling" or "e-begging"

Synonyms

 * cyberbegging