Synonyms: allurement, solicitation
Definition: the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money)
Similar words: temptation, enticement
Definition: the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire
Usage: his enticements were shameless
Synonyms: collection, solicitation, appeal, ingathering
Definition: request for a sum of money
Usage: an appeal to raise money for starving children
Similar words: petition, request, postulation
Definition: a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
Synonyms: solicitation
Definition: an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status
Usage: a solicitation to the king for relief
Similar words: appeal, entreaty, prayer
Definition: earnest or urgent request
Usage: an entreaty to stop the fighting; an appeal for help; an appeal to the public to keep calm