invitation

1. The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company. (countable, uncountable) · an invitation to a party, to a dinner, or to visit a friend
2. A document or verbal message conveying an invitation. (countable, uncountable) · We need to print off fifty invitations for the party.
3. Allurement; enticement. (countable, uncountable)
4. A line that is intentionally left open to encourage the opponent to attack. (countable, uncountable)
5. The brief exhortation introducing the confession in the Anglican communion-office. (countable, uncountable)
6. A bid that tells one's partner that game or slam is likely if their hand is at the strong end of what they have indicated. (countable, uncountable)

Plural invitations