solicitation
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsolicitationso‧li‧ci‧ta‧tion /səˌlɪsɪˈteɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable] the act of asking someone for money, help, or informationExamples from the Corpussolicitation• The Justice Department has launched a broader inquiry into the alleged solicitation of foreign donors by the Democrats, particularly Huang.• Every gesture they make exudes solicitation.• Neither propriety nor the federal Hatch Act forbidding solicitation of political funds on government property was violated, Clinton asserted Wednesday.• There was no solicitation at the event.• Sir Godwin, offended that Lydgate uses his wife as a vehicle for such solicitation, refuses to help.