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And all of this, all these physical aspects of painting at that time excited me very much. You could do a picture in just black and white. I mean all the things, whether you're soliciting permission or not, do give you permission.
Robert Rauschenberg

Meaning of "soliciting" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SOLICITING

soliciting  [səˈlɪsɪtɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOLICITING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Soliciting is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SOLICITING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

soliciting

Solicitation

"Solicitation," the act of soliciting, means simply to ask for something. In criminal law, it most commonly refers to either the act of offering goods or services, or the act of attempting to purchase such goods or services. Legal status may be specific to the time and/or place where solicitation occurs.

Definition of soliciting in the English dictionary

The definition of soliciting in the dictionary is the act of approaching a person with an offer of sexual relations in return for money.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SOLICITING


baby-sitting
ˈbeɪbɪˌsɪtɪŋ
dating
ˈdeɪtɪŋ
decorating
ˈdɛkəˌreɪtɪŋ
editing
ˈedɪtɪŋ
exciting
ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ
fascinating
ˈfæsɪˌneɪtɪŋ
fighting
ˈfaɪtɪŋ
fitting
ˈfɪtɪŋ
housesitting
ˈhaʊsˌsɪtɪŋ
lighting
ˈlaɪtɪŋ
marketing
ˈmɑːkɪtɪŋ
operating
ˈɒpəreɪtɪŋ
rating
ˈreɪtɪŋ
russetting
ˈrʌsɪtɪŋ
sitting
ˈsɪtɪŋ
songwriting
ˈsɒŋˌraɪtɪŋ
upsitting
ʌpˈsɪtɪŋ
visiting
ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ
waiting
ˈweɪtɪŋ
writing
ˈraɪtɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOLICITING

soli
solicit
solicitant
solicitation
solicitations
solicitor
Solicitor General
Solicitors General
solicitors´ property centre
solicitorship
solicitous
solicitously
solicitousness
solicitude
solid
solid angle
solid compound
solid figure
solid food
solid for

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOLICITING

accounting
auditing
awaiting
biting
copywriting
counterfeiting
creative writing
handwriting
inhibiting
inviting
lady-in-waiting
limiting
no waiting
recruiting
screenwriting
siting
suiting
underwriting
uninviting
vomiting
whiting

Synonyms and antonyms of soliciting in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SOLICITING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «soliciting» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of soliciting

Translation of «soliciting» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOLICITING

Find out the translation of soliciting to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of soliciting from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «soliciting» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

拉客
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

solicitando
570 millions of speakers

English

soliciting
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

याचना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التماس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вымогательство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

solicitando
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উপাসক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

solliciter
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Meminta
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hereinholen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

勧誘
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

모집
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyuwun pangapunten
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mời
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மயக்கி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विनवणी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

isteme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

adescamento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zabieganie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

здирство
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

solicitarea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προσέλκυση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uitlokking
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gatuprostitution
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pengeinnsamling
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of soliciting

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOLICITING»

The term «soliciting» is quite widely used and occupies the 33.117 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOLICITING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about soliciting

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QUOTES WITH «SOLICITING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word soliciting.
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Robert Rauschenberg
And all of this, all these physical aspects of painting at that time excited me very much. You could do a picture in just black and white. I mean all the things, whether you're soliciting permission or not, do give you permission.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOLICITING»

Discover the use of soliciting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to soliciting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Soliciting Interpretation: Literary Theory and ...
This collection gathers new essays by critics and scholars who are currently reshaping our sense of the function and nature of seventeenth-century poetry.
Elizabeth D. Harvey, Katharine Eisaman Maus, 1990
2
Soliciting Darkness: Pindar, Obscurity and the Classical ...
In discussing both poets and scholars from a broad historical span, with special emphasis on the German legacy of genius, Soliciting Darkness investigates how Pindar's obscurity has been perceived and confronted, extorted and exploited.
John T. Hamilton, 2003
3
The Art of Business College Soliciting
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
William G. Haupt, 2010
4
Raising Capital: Private Placement Forms
(b) The Notified Member shall have [number] days to make a first cash offer to purchase, and negotiate for the purchase of, the interest in the Company that the Soliciting Member desires to sell. If the Soliciting Member does not accept a bona  ...
J. Robert Brown, Jr., Herbert B. Max, 1995
5
Discovery from Current and Former Employees
B. SOLICITING CLIENTS Anti-solicitation rules are implicated when attorneys initiate contact with a client's or an opponent's unrepresented employees and offer to provide legal representation to those employees. Model Rule 7.3 and Model ...
Susan J. Becker, 2005
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Shakespeare and His Contemporaries: Essays in Comparison
'Supernatural. soliciting': temptation. and. imagination. in. Doctor. Faustus. and. Macbeth. Temptation has played a crucial role in Christian history and cosmology . Yielding to its first, archetypal instance, man exchanged the glorious, yet static ...
E. A. J. Honigmann, 1986
7
Body Lore and Laws
These were to prohibit the nuisance of kerb crawling; persistent soliciting by men; and the soliciting of a woman for sexual purposes (irrespective of whether or not she is a sex worker) “in a manner likely to cause her fear” (para. 46).18 The.
Andrew Bainham, Martin Richards, Shelley Day Sclater, 2002
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Perspectives on Sex, Crime and Society
However, the more fundamental question remains: is it appropriate at all to criminalise homosexual soliciting, when equivalent soliciting for heterosexual purposes (unless it be for prostitution) would not be an offence? The most radical  ...
David W. Selfe, Vincent Burke, 2001
9
Derrida, Myth and the Impossibility of Philosophy
More precisely, soliciting and recognizing the lability of philosophy as logos provides new, fecund pathways for rethinking mythos and its relation to logos. Deconstruction solicits. Importantly, however, the deconstructive act of soliciting ...
Anais N. Spitzer, 2011
10
Strategy & Organizational Sustainability in Intermediary ...
ability impact on soliciting endowment earnings), MCwithEE (managerial control impact on soliciting endowment earnings), MAUwithEE (managerial autonomy impact on soliciting endowment earnings), TCwithEE (technology capability ...
Tendai D. Ndoro, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOLICITING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term soliciting is used in the context of the following news items.
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Share “Former Edmond band director charged with...”
EDMOND — A former Edmond high school band director charged with soliciting sex from a student turned himself in at the Oklahoma County jail on Thursday. «NewsOK.com, Jul 15»
2
Father charged for beating up man who tried to solicit his children
MAURY COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) – A Maury County father is facing criminal charges after he allegedly beat up a man accused of soliciting his two young ... «WKRN.com, Jul 15»
3
Ex-DeKalb cop to serve 1 year for soliciting sex while on duty
A former DeKalb County police officer was sentenced to 10 years, including one behind bars, for soliciting sex from prostitutes while on duty, the District ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Jun 15»
4
Streetsboro principal arrested, accused of soliciting teen
STREETSBORO , Ohio -- WKYC has confirmed that the principal of Henry Defer Intermediate School is facing charges for allegedly trying to solicit an adult ... «WKYC-TV, Jun 15»
5
Eight men arrested for soliciting prostitution in Tuscaloosa
According to a release from the Tuscaloosa Police Department, they say the focus "has to be put on arresting the men that solicit prostitution." The TPD says they ... «FOX6 WBRC - MyFoxAL.com, Jun 15»
6
Warren Sapp enters plea in Phoenix solicitation case, won't face …
PHOENIX - Former NFL star Warren Sapp will not serve any further jail time following his arrest earlier this year for soliciting a prostitute in Phoenix. Sapp was ... «ABC Action News, May 15»
7
Man Arrested After Soliciting A Minor
A 22-year-old man has been arrested after soliciting a 14-year-old girl. Sioux Falls Police say a few weeks ago, the 14-year-old girl was on a Facebook App ... «KDLT News, May 15»
8
Shakopee teacher, theater employee charged with soliciting sex …
Andrew Scott Hasty, 34, of Cumberland, Wis., is charged with three felonies stemming from soliciting sex from a minor after police say he asked a 15-year-old ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Apr 15»
9
Prostitutes furious as Senate bans soliciting
That bill would have repealed a 2003 law that made "passive soliciting" (racolage passif) a crime and would have instead pushed the onus on to clients, making ... «The Local.fr, Mar 15»
10
State Department official faces new charges, after arrest for …
A senior State Department official already facing charges for allegedly soliciting sex from a minor was arrested again on Sunday -- this time, for alleged ... «Fox News, Mar 15»

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