Definition of Solicitation
actively seeking out others in order to obtain a favor or money for a specific cause or business
Examples of Solicitation in a sentence
The homeowner’s association called the police on the door to door salesmen because there was a strict policy of no solicitation in the community. 🔊
Solicitation jobs like selling vacuum cleaners door to door were more common before big department stores. 🔊
Journalism students learn about solicitation quickly when they are forced to approach businesses and try to sell them ad space in the school newspaper. 🔊
A common form of solicitation occurs when a church passes out a donation basket during mass. 🔊
Although Marsha hated solicitation, when the cute little girls from the local soccer team came to her door selling candy for new team uniforms she bought an entire box. 🔊
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