soliciting

American  

[suh-lis-i-ting] / səˈlɪs ɪ tɪŋ /

noun

1. the act of requesting something, especially money.

   Deceptive advertising, soliciting, and recruitment are prohibited on campus.

2. the act of offering to exchange money for sex.

   One man, arrested twice for online soliciting, was rearrested while on a work release program.

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Etymology

Origin of soliciting

solicit ( def. ) + -ing ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

Posing as recruiters on the online professional networking platform, Chinese spies would initially request paid reports before later soliciting non-public or even classified information.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

The obscure law bans a person from soliciting or receiving nonpublic information from a public servant by means of their office or employment with the intent to obtain a benefit.

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2026

The bill introduced by Zbur would disbar any attorney who is convicted of illegally soliciting clients.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

The Navy began soliciting bids Wednesday for the vessel-construction manager that would oversee the two shipbuilders and decide the best strategy for buying additional landing ships.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

During Adams’s second year in nursing school in New York, a recruiter from the army came around, soliciting student nurses to join.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge