gold farming
noun /ˈɡəʊld fɑːmɪŋ/
/ˈɡəʊld fɑːrmɪŋ/
[uncountable]- the practice of playing an online game for long periods of time, often as a job for a gold farming company, in order to progress through the game and then sell game currency, valuable items or characters to other players for real money
- The creators of the game recently won a high-profile lawsuit against a gold farming company.