invitations

noun

plural of invitation
1
as in invites
a request for the presence or participation of someone at a specified time and place She called to ask if we had received her wedding invitation.

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2
as in incentives
something that arouses action or activity He took the layoff as an invitation to embark on a new career path.

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Recent Examples of invitations This is strong energy for introductions, invitations, pitches, messages, or a conversation that needs both confidence and grace. — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026 The Moon enters Gemini and your 11th House of Friends, Community, and Future Plans, bringing messages, invitations, and group conversations to the surface. — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 Solicitations, recommendations or restrictions for presents should never be stated explicitly, and certainly not in invitations. — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026 Opitz, a respected organizational catcher, never reached the major leagues but climbed as high as Triple-A Iowa and earned multiple invitations to big league spring training. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Still, party invitations normally open inside a website or app. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026 The summer wedding circuit There comes a season of life where every year brings a bevy of wedding invitations. — Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026 In her reel, Perry discussed the controversial practice of including cash tip requests in birthday party invitations. — Annabelle Canela, Parents, 26 July 2026 If the opening fanfares for Brat tracks served as invitations to the dance floor, Music’s crunchy progressions invite the question of where else Charli, Cook, and Keane are headed. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 24 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invitations
  1. invites
  2. incentives
  3. encouragements
Noun
  • Finally, six months before the tournament begins, FIFA officially picks their referees and sends out the invites.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026
  • In a June 25 report, Page Six named Cara Delevigne, Stevie Nicks and Zoë Kravitz among other invitees, also reporting that Miles and Keleigh Teller did not receive invites after an apparent falling out with Swift.
    — Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 2 July 2026
Definition of invites
Noun
  • Ackman’s approach to retention goes beyond financial incentives.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
  • In order to convince people to replace solo driving with mass transit, LA Metro is offering cash incentives for people to park at least one of their cars at home and try walking, bike share, carpooling or taking a train or bus.
    — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of incentives
Noun
  • Many folks send encouragements toward OP mom and her son, while others put heat on the other parents for sexualizing their kids’ friendship.
    — DeVonne Goode, Parents, 26 July 2026
  • All through the park, competitors and onlookers hit vapes and shout tips and encouragements into trees.
    — Calin Van Paris, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
Definition of encouragements

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