soliciting
Asking for something
Soliciting is seeking or requesting something from others, often persistently or in public contexts.
A salesperson solicits business; a charity solicits donations.
The word carries legal weight in two areas: soliciting prostitution means offering or seeking sexual services for money, and soliciting bribes means attempting to obtain improper payments.
He was arrested for soliciting an undercover officer.
Formal written appeal
- appealFormal review request
- requestFormal act of seeking
- inquiryRequest for information
- proposalFormal plan for consideration
application · canvassing · entreaty · supplication · plea · query · invitation · bidding
Large outdoor advertising structure
- commercialPaid broadcast promotion
- bannerDisplayed strip with message
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
publicity · brochure · leaflet · flyer · canvassing · pitching · cold-calling · telemarketing
Gifts to organizations
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- pledgeBinding promise given
- canvassingSystematic direct voter outreach
- contributionsThings given to help
patronage · endowment · grant · nonprofit · telethon · benefit · gala · donor
Able to persuade
- coaxingPersuading through gentle persistence
- swayingRhythmic lateral movement
- inducementMotivating factor or offer
- wooingRomantic pursuit of another
cajoling · urging · enticing · influencing · rhetoric · argument · enticement · manipulation
Street-based prostitution
- red-lightTraffic control commanding halt
- viceBad habit or deputy
- traffickingIllegal transport for profit
- pimpingProfiting from prostitutes
procurement · loitering · proposition · john · escort · decriminalization · sting · entrapment
Dishonest abuse of power
- kickbackIllegal payment for services
- payoffCulminating benefit received
- graftIllicit political gain
- inducementMotivating factor or offer
palm-greasing · backhander · sweetener · under-the-table · enticement
petition
Formal written appeal
proposal · application · canvassing · entreaty · supplication · plea · query · invitation · bidding · call
billboard
Large outdoor advertising structure
- commercialPaid broadcast promotion
- bannerDisplayed strip with message
- promotionRank increase or publicity
campaign · publicity · brochure · leaflet · flyer · canvassing · pitching · cold-calling · telemarketing · spam
donations
Gifts to organizations
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- pledgeBinding promise given
- canvassingSystematic direct voter outreach
contributions · patronage · endowment · grant · nonprofit · telethon · benefit · gala · donor · backer
convincing
Able to persuade
- coaxingPersuading through gentle persistence
- swayingRhythmic lateral movement
- inducementMotivating factor or offer
wooing · cajoling · urging · enticing · influencing · rhetoric · argument · enticement · manipulation · negotiation
streetwalking
Street-based prostitution
- red-lightTraffic control commanding halt
- viceBad habit or deputy
- traffickingIllegal transport for profit
pimping · procurement · loitering · proposition · john · escort · decriminalization · sting · entrapment · brothel
corruption
Dishonest abuse of power
inducement · palm-greasing · backhander · sweetener · under-the-table · enticement
- door-to-door salescanvassing, door knocking, direct sales, direct selling, peddling
- seeking helpcry for help, help wanted, asking, requesting, SOS
- pleadingpleading, begging, beseeching, imploring, entreating
- advocacypetition, advocating, protest sign, championing, picket sign
- approvalsapproved, approve, authorizing, certification, endorsing
- contactingcalling, phoning, texting, emailing, messaging
solicitingwaiting
Remaining in expectation
receiving · accepting · awaiting · standing by · sitting idle
- no solicitingSign refusing salespeople
solicit, solicitor, unsolicited, solicitation, solicited, solicits, solicitations