invitation

American  

[in-vi-tey-shuhn] / ˌɪn vɪˈteɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the act of inviting. inviting.

2. the written or spoken form with which a person is invited.

3. something offered as a suggestion.

   an invitation to consider a business merger.

4. attraction or incentive; allurement.

5. a provocation.

   The speech was an invitation to rebellion.

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adjective

1. invitational.

invitation British  

/ ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən /

noun

1. 1. the act of inviting, such as an offer of entertainment or hospitality

   2. ( as modifier )

      an invitation dance

      an invitation race

2. the act of enticing or attracting; allurement

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Other Word Forms

• preinvitation noun
• reinvitation noun

Etymology

Origin of invitation

1590–1600; < Latin invītātiōn- (stem of invītātiō ), equivalent to invītāt ( us ) (past participle of invītāre to invite ) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

He could accept invitations to play on the European-based DP World Tour in that period.

From BBC

Scores of artists have reportedly torn up their invitations, several board members -- including the festival chair -- have quit, and the blocked author's lawyers have demanded an explanation.

From Barron's

The band toured extensively and exhaustively, and rarely declined an invitation in the late 1960s and early ’70s to play at small and large outdoor festivals when many of them were proudly free.

From The Wall Street Journal

On Monday, Delcy Rodríguez, Venezuela’s acting president, said on social media that she was ready to offer “an invitation to the US government to work together.”

From The Wall Street Journal

"We're not viewing this database as a finished tool. It's a foundation -- an invitation for scientists, practitioners and communities to co-create a fuller picture of how invisible biodiversity sustains our lives."

From Science Daily

Related Words

• appeal
• bid
• challenge
• date
• encouragement
• overture
• petition
• proposition
• request
• solicitation
• suggestion
• summons