Meaning & use
soliciting
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Asking for or trying to obtain something, such as money, business, or support, often in a direct or persistent way.
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The charity volunteers spent the afternoon soliciting donations outside the grocery store.
It's illegal in many places to go door-to-door soliciting without a permit.
A note on using this word
"Soliciting" can also refer specifically to the illegal act of offering or seeking sex for money; context usually makes the meaning clear.
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Another way to use it
2. verb
Offering or seeking sexual services for payment, especially in a public place (a legal term).
He was arrested for soliciting on a street corner.
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