formal invitation

  • 1invitation to tender — UK US noun [C] (plural invitations to tender) (also invitation to bid) COMMERCE ► an occasion when companies are told they can compete for work by offering their best price: »A formal invitation to tender for this work has now been issued …

    Financial and business terms

  • 2invitation to tender — UK US noun [countable] [singular invitation to tender plural invitations to tender] business a formal invitation to a small number of suppliers to make a detailed proposal for completing a particular piece of work …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 3invitation — in|vi|ta|tion [ˌınvıˈteıʃən] n 1.) a written or spoken request to someone, inviting them to go somewhere or do something ▪ Shortly afterwards, Dawson received an invitation to speak at a scientific conference. ▪ She accepted his invitation to… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 4invitation to tender — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms invitation to tender : singular invitation to tender plural invitations to tender business a formal invitation to a small number of suppliers to make a detailed proposal for completing a particular piece of… …

    English dictionary

  • 5invitation — in‧vi‧ta‧tion [ˌɪnvˈteɪʆn] noun [countable] 1. an offer of an opportunity that is made to someone: • She turned down an invitation to serve on the company s board. 2. FINANCE invitation to subscribe an occasion when a company offers shares for… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 6invitation for two — formal request for the presence of two people or a couple at an event …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 7invitation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ kind ▪ formal ▪ open, standing ▪ We have an open invitation to use their weekend home whenever we like. ▪ An unlocked door is an ope …

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  • 8invitation — n. 1) to extend, issue, send an invitation 2) to send out invitations 3) to decline, spurn an invitation 4) a cordial, kind; formal; informal invitation 5) an invitation to (an invitation to a party) 6) an invitation to + inf. (she has received… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 9invitation — noun 1 (C) a written or spoken request to someone, inviting them to go somewhere or do something (+ to): Did you get an invitation to the party? | invitation to do sth: Shortly afterwards, Dawson received an invitation to speak at a scientific… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 10formal — for•mal [[t]ˈfɔr məl[/t]] adj. 1) being in accordance with the usual requirements, customs, etc.; conventional: to pay one s formal respects[/ex] 2) marked by form or ceremony: a formal occasion[/ex] 3) clo designed for wear or use at elaborate… …

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