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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.
Recent Examples of invitation from the Web
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Anigbogu even decided to pass on a green-room invitation, apparently wisely.
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The CBC declined the invitation, stating the meeting would not be productive.
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Defensive pressure another player might regard as clawing and claustrophobic strikes Monk as an invitation to shoot.
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There were no invitations in her album rollout to activate in sustainable, meaningful ways.
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But real talk: Is this a quasi-invitation to Michelle Obama's opulent outdoor bootcamps?
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Likewise when students hold protests or marches, launch social media campaigns, circulate petitions, boycott lectures, demand the resignation of professors and administrators, or object to the invitation of controversial speakers.
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Speaking to an invitation-only group during a private lunch, Bush said declined to speculate on changes Trump might announce Friday during a visit to Miami.
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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is opening the door to summoning James Comey to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee after the former FBI director declined an invitation. ‘
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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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