solicitation

Noun
Synonyms: appealcollectioningatheringallurement

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status“a solicitation to the king for relief”
  2. request for a sum of money“an appeal to raise money for starving children”Synonyms: appealcollectioningathering
  3. the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money)Synonyms: allurement
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Solicitation \So*lic`i*ta"tion\, n. [F. sollicitation, or L. sollicitatio.]

1.The act of soliciting; earnest request; persistent asking; importunity. [1913 Webster]

2.Excitement; invitation; as, the solicitation of the senses. --Locke. [1913 Webster]

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