noun
1. an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status
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a solicitation to the king for relief
• Derivationally related forms: ↑solicit
• Hyponyms:
2. request for a sum of money
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an appeal to raise money for starving children
• Syn: ↑appeal, ↑collection, ↑ingathering
• Hypernyms: ↑request, ↑petition, ↑postulation
• Hyponyms: ↑whip-round
3. the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money)
• Syn: ↑allurement
• Derivationally related forms: ↑allure (for: ↑allurement), ↑solicit
• Hypernyms: ↑enticement, ↑temptation
Useful english dictionary. 2012.