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