The word 'solicit' is correct and usable in written English. It is a verb that means to ask someone for something in an earnest or urgent manner. For example: The homeless man solicited for donations from passersby.
First West would solicit music from, it seems, all the world's upcoming producers.
The Federal Election Campaign Act only allows organizations like the NRA to solicit for Pacs from their employees and members, but the website of the NRA's Pac did not require donors to log in as NRA members.
I like to solicit advice from other editors: Vanity Fair's Graydon Carter said, "Tell stories".
Federal law states that an organization such as the NRA cannot solicit money for itself and then deliver that money to its Pac – an action that obscures the beneficiary of a donation from the donor.
As her profile grew, and she kept talking, the DNC kept putting up videos about her and using Democrats' appalled reactions to solicit donations.
Labour, however, condemned the Lib Dem fundraising drive and insisted it did not solicit campaign donations from foreign nationals.
I had imagined a stream of canvassers coming to my front door, hat in hand, to solicit my vote.
Thanks to Ludwig my first paper got accepted! The editor wrote me that my manuscript was well-written
Listya Utami K.
PhD Student in Biology, Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia