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How to pronounce solicitation in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms appeal, collection, ingathering
Type of postulation, petition, request
Has types whip-round
Type Words
Synonyms allurement
Type of temptation, enticement
Derivation solicit
Type Words
Type of entreaty, appeal, prayer
Has types urging, begging, mendicancy, beggary, importunity, urgency, touch
Derivation solicit


a solicitation to the king for relief.

Examples of solicitation

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That solicitation clause left the window open for Sears to reevaluate its offer.
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Michael Joy, 40, faces one count of aggravated indecent solicitation of a child.
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Quinlan said Jeffersontown already takes some measures to regulate solicitation.
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Chris, I'm not sure this qualifies as solicitation of a minor to commit assault.
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Participate in contract solicitation, bid review, award, and pre-work activities.
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Proxy solicitation firms assist in helping corral votes for a certain resolution.
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Several panelists asked pointedly why this was not disclosed in the solicitation.
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They are putting out a solicitation around the country for additional dredges.
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The solicitation called for a pyramid-shaped tree between 35 and 50 feet tall.
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More examples
  • An entreaty addressed to someone of superior status; "a solicitation to the king for relief"
  • Request for a sum of money; "an appeal to raise money for starving children"
  • The act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money)
  • (solicit) make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"
  • (solicit) woo: make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary"
  • (solicit) hook: approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park"
  • (solicit) To persistently endeavor to obtain an object, or bring about an event; To woo; to court; To persuade or incite one to commit some act, especially illegal or sexual behavior; To offer to perform sexual activity, especially when for a payment; To make a petition; To disturb or trouble; ...
  • (Solicitations) any action requesting money, either by cash, check or payroll deduction, on behalf of charitable organizations.
  • (Solicitations) refer to loads that are added to the system. Those loads can be concentrated on nodes: in this case, one refers to these as concentrated solicitations. The concentrated solicitations can be applied on any node of the mesh. ...