Used in a Sentence

beggary

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for beggary.

Editorial note

It reinforces their reliance on the upper class/caste, a polite form of beggary.

Examples13
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

The fact or action of begging.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of beggary gathered in one view.

noun

The fact or action of begging.

noun

The state of a beggar; indigence, extreme poverty.

noun

Beggarly appearance.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for beggary.

noun

The state of a beggar; indigence, extreme poverty.

Example sentences

1

It reinforces their reliance on the upper class/caste, a polite form of beggary.

2

The institution of beggary is surviving in India for the same problems.

3

Try to find a solution to get them out of beggary.

4

Even for verified purchases, Amazon's over-eager review beggary is just bonkers.

5

Now I don't offer alms because I am dead against institution of beggary.

6

I'm not saying they pirate it, I'm saying they don't believe in making money off software through selling products, but instead through beggary.

7

A gigantic system of robbery had seized upon houses and lands and every species of property and had turned thousands of the opulent out into destitution, beggary, and death.

8

>cheap grad student labor, foreign student tuition and grant beggary, and the false promise to students Don't forget about those sweet, sweet tax-free endowment investment gains.

9

I realized doing my PhD that all of academia is a toxic house of cards built on cheap grad student labor, foreign student tuition and grant beggary, and the false promise to students of at least an interesting (if not particularly well-paid) career.

10

I don't know if anyone ever reads those e-mail addresses or if they just go to a big database, but this time it was enough and instead of an e-mail, I wrote a very short opinion piece on this practice of modern beggary.

11

What we need is some sort of new economic model that does not force innovators to sacrifice their comparative economic advantage (ie their primary technical or artistic skill, on which they should be concentrating their efforts) on guilt marketing, public beggary, or drafting of grant applications.

Quote examples

1

Your "some people choose a life of poverty/beggary and have a good time with that" thing is just plain silly.

2

Linux+"open source/free software beggary"+vim/emacs automatically puts you so far out of the pool of potential paying future customers for basically any type of software - it's not even funny.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use beggary in a sentence?

It reinforces their reliance on the upper class/caste, a polite form of beggary.

What does beggary mean?

The fact or action of begging.

What part of speech is beggary?

beggary is commonly used as noun.