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solicitation

/səˌlɪsɪˈteɪʃən/

Meanings
noun
The action or instance of soliciting; petition; proposal

Examples :

"The company's solicitation for donations helped them raise money for cancer research. "
action communication business job

Related Words

Illustration petition

petition noun

/pəˈtɪ.ʃən/

A formal, written request made to an official person or organized body, often containing many signatures.

"The students submitted a petition to the principal, asking for more recess time. "

Illustration inducing

inducing verb

/ɪnˈdjuːsɪŋ/ /ɪnˈduːsɪŋ/

To lead by persuasion or influence; incite or prevail upon.

"The smell of freshly baked cookies was inducing me to skip my diet. "

Illustration inchoate

inchoate noun

/ɪnˈkəʊeɪt/ /ɪnˈkoʊeɪt/

A beginning, an immature start.

"The inchoate of the new project was a vague meeting where everyone just talked about ideas. "

Illustration consists

consists verb

/kənˈsɪsts/

To be.

"Our lunch consists of a sandwich, an apple, and a drink. "

Illustration offering

offering verb

/ˈɑfəɹɪŋ/ /ˈɒfəɹɪŋ/ /ˈɔfəɹɪŋ/

To propose or express one's willingness (to do something).

"She offered to help with her homework."

Illustration instance

instance noun

/ˈɪnstəns/

Urgency of manner or words; an urgent request; insistence.

"My mother's instance that I finish my homework before dinner was quite strong. "

Illustration research

research noun

/ɹɪˈsɜːtʃ/ /ɹiˈsɝtʃ/

Diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, etc.; laborious or continued search after truth.

"The research station that houses Wang and his team is outside Lijiang, a city of about 1.2 million people."

Illustration proposal

proposal noun

/pɹəˈpəʊzəl/ /pɹəˈpoʊzəl/

Something which is proposed, or offered for consideration or acceptance

"My brother made a proposal to the family for a weekend camping trip. "

Illustration donations

donations noun

/dəʊˈneɪʃənz/ /doʊˈneɪʃənz/

A voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause.

"They were collecting donations for the elderly at Christmas."

Illustration solicited

solicited verb

/səˈlɪsɪtɪd/

To persistently endeavor to obtain an object, or bring about an event.

"to solicit alms, or a favour"

Illustration undercover

undercover noun

/ˈʌndərˌkʌvər/ /ˈʌndərˌkʌvɚ/

A person who works undercover.

"The undercover at the factory reported safety violations to the authorities. "

Illustration soliciting

soliciting verb

/səˈlɪsɪtɪŋ/ /soʊˈlɪsɪtɪŋ/

To persistently endeavor to obtain an object, or bring about an event.

"to solicit alms, or a favour"