English noun: solicitation |
1. | solicitation (communication) an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status |
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| Samples | A solicitation to the king for relief.
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| Broader (hypernym) | appeal, entreaty, prayer |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | beggary, begging, importunity, mendicancy, touch, urgency, urging |
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2. | solicitation (communication) request for a sum of money |
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| Samples | An appeal to raise money for starving children.
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| Synonyms | appeal, collection, ingathering |
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| Broader (hypernym) | petition, postulation, request |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | whip-round |
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3. | solicitation (act) the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money) |
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| Synonyms | allurement |
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| Broader (hypernym) | enticement, temptation |
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