Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun solicitation

3 senses of solicitation

Sense 1
solicitation -- (an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status; "a solicitation to the king for relief")
       => entreaty, prayer, appeal -- (earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm")

Sense 2
solicitation, appeal, collection, ingathering -- (request for a sum of money; "an appeal to raise money for starving children")
       => request, petition, postulation -- (a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority)

Sense 3
solicitation, allurement -- (the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money))
       => enticement, temptation -- (the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire; "his enticements were shameless")