1. written or spoken request for one's presence; summons, call; allurement, temptation; provocation. invitation\in`vi*ta"tion\ , n. [l. invitatio: cf. f. invitation. see:
invite.].
2. the act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company; as, an invitation to a party, to a dinner, or to visit a friend.
3. a document written or printed, or spoken words, onveying the message by which one is invited.
4. allurement; enticement. [r.] she gives the leer of invitation.
5. The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company; as, an invitation to a party, to a dinner, or to visit a friend.
6. A document written or printed, or spoken words, conveying the message by which one is invited.
7. Allurement; enticement. a tempting allurement; "she was an invitation to trouble" a request to participate or be present or take part in something; "an invitation to lunch"; "she threw the invitation away".
8. 1. An invitation is a written or spoken request to come to an event such as a party, a meal, or a meeting. an invitation to lunch He's understood to be there at the personal invitation of President Daniel Arap Moi.
9. An invitation is the card or paper on which an invitation is written or printed. Hundreds of invitations are being sent out this week.
10. If you believe that someone's action is likely to have a particular result, especially a bad one, you can refer to the action as an invitation to that result. Don't leave your shopping on the back seat of your car -- it's an open invitation to a thief.