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gold farming

British  

noun

  1. the practice of selling virtual assets gained in a computer game for real money

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Inflation is a perennial problem with massively multiplayer online games like World of Warcraft, where for-profit gold farming — itself a venerable but unsanctioned “play-to-earn” system — has contributed to a huge cycle of it.

From The Verge • Apr. 8, 2022

At one point, a new member asked if it was appropriate to talk about gold farming, an activity that Jagex prohibited.

From Slate • Aug. 25, 2021

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