1. 请求(给予金钱、帮助、支援等);(意见的)征求
Solicitation is the act of asking someone for money, help, support, or an opinion.

1. the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money)

Synonym: allurement

2. request for a sum of money

e.g. an appeal to raise money for starving children

Synonym: appealcollectioningathering

3. an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status

e.g. a solicitation to the king for relief