invitation
noun
in·vi·ta·tion
ˌin-və-ˈtā-shən 
1
a
: the act of inviting
b
: an often formal request to be present or participate
2
Examples of invitation in a Sentence
We sent out more than 100 invitations for the party.
Recent Examples on the Web
Second, the blocks that lie on the ground outside the building, according to the accompanying signage, are invitations for people in the counties where lynchings happened to set up their own memorials.
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The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
Read More Conditional Support: Ukraine wants a formal invitation to join NATO, but the alliance has no appetite for taking on a new member that would draw it into the biggest land war in Europe since 1945.
—Emile Ducke Thomas Gibbons-Neff, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
This is your celestial invitation to take the leap.
—Debbie Frank, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
If you’re headed to the Olympics in Paris this summer, Chase Sapphire Reserve members can enjoy lounge access, invitations to dining venues, and other special events.
—Ramsey Qubein, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Apr. 2024
Outside of school, invitations and obligations are also starting to crowd the calendar.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 2 Apr. 2024
An invitation to further open my eyes to the extraordinary things my fellow human beings are doing to improve life on this planet.
—Doug Sundheim, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
Here is our invitation to you: Gather: On March 29, join us—your church, family, friends, and anyone seeking hope —for this Good Friday broadcast.
—Nick Hall, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2024
Guests must be at least 13 to enter and just like at the venue’s Hollywood namesake, there is a mandatory dress code (my invitation called for cocktail attire).
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
Read More Conditional Support: Ukraine wants a formal invitation to join NATO, but the alliance has no appetite for taking on a new member that would draw it into the biggest land war in Europe since 1945.
—Emile Ducke Thomas Gibbons-Neff, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
This is your celestial invitation to take the leap.
—Debbie Frank, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
If you’re headed to the Olympics in Paris this summer, Chase Sapphire Reserve members can enjoy lounge access, invitations to dining venues, and other special events.
—Ramsey Qubein, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Apr. 2024
Outside of school, invitations and obligations are also starting to crowd the calendar.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 2 Apr. 2024
An invitation to further open my eyes to the extraordinary things my fellow human beings are doing to improve life on this planet.
—Doug Sundheim, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
Here is our invitation to you: Gather: On March 29, join us—your church, family, friends, and anyone seeking hope —for this Good Friday broadcast.
—Nick Hall, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2024
Guests must be at least 13 to enter and just like at the venue’s Hollywood namesake, there is a mandatory dress code (my invitation called for cocktail attire).
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
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invitation
noun
in·vi·ta·tion
ˌin-və-ˈtā-shən
1
: the act of inviting
2
: the written, printed, or spoken expression by which a person is invited
invitational
adjective
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