Definition of invitation
1a : the act of invitingb : an often formal request to be present or participate
2 : incentive, inducement
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Examples of invitation in a Sentence
We sent out more than 100 invitations for the party.
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The invitation suggests donations from $5,400 to $100,000.
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Emerging national Republican figures also have been accepting invitations to meet Iowa party activists.
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Emerging national Republican figures also have been accepting invitations to meet Iowa party activists.
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A few other wedding details include hair and makeup, invitations and favors.
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After 11 seasons as an NFL safety, including two that garnered Pro Bowl invitations and two that ended in the Super Bowl, Harper is a free agent.
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More than two weeks after officially receiving the Missouri Valley's invitation, Valparaiso announced its acceptance.
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Days after Mr. Trump’s election in November, Mr. Papale was quoted at length in the local paper, La Sicilia, recounting that Mr. Trump had visited Taormina at his invitation in June 2013 and secretly stayed for three days at the Atlantis Bay Hotel.
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In April, after Trump declined to speak at the White House Correspondents’ Association’s annual dinner in Washington, Bernstein and Woodward accepted an invitation to address the crowd of journalists.
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15th Century
First Known Use of invitation
15th century
INVITATION Defined for English Language Learners
invitation
playDefinition of invitation for English Language Learners
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: a written or spoken request for someone to go somewhere or to do something
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: the act of inviting someone
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: something that encourages someone to do something or that makes something more likely to happen
INVITATION Defined for Kids
invitation
playDefinition of invitation for Students
1 : a written or spoken request for someone to go somewhere or do something
2 : the act of inviting
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See words that rhyme with invitation Spanish Central: Translation of invitation Nglish: Translation of invitation for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of invitation for Arabic speakers
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