solicitation meaning and definition

SOLICITATION noun

Definition of solicitation (noun)

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: appeal, collection, ingathering
3. the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money)
   • synonyms: allurement