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Definition invitation in British English

invitation noun

[countable] noun
/ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
1

a written or spoken request asking someone to spend time with you socially or to come to a social event

Example

The wedding invitations went out yesterday.

Example

Nobody in the office had received an invitation to the party.

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2

a request to someone to do something or go somewhere

Example

She has received an invitation to join a new environmental policy body.

Example

The senator declined our invitation to comment on the allegations.

Example

The former president has accepted a long-standing invitation to address the conference.

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3

an action or event that makes something unpleasant more likely to happen

Example

He described the low wages paid to police officers as almost an invitation to corruption.

Example

The banks will take the minister's comments as an open invitation to charge their customers higher rates.

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Definition invitation in British English