open invitation
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3.1
- noun
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invitación abierta
- Explore What's Next is extending an open invitation to all new mental health professionals in the Buffalo region.
I still have an open invitation from Richard and his team to continue to fly in the gravity rig.
- I still have an open invitation from Richard and his team to continue to fly in the gravity rig.
Examples
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"This coming on the heels of Chicago... we were aware of it and prepared," said Angela Reiter, the university's director of marketing and communications, who added that the university has an open invitation to all presidential candidates.
Academic text (2016) -
TPOD will host a city-wide open invitation for city grocery shoppers to be the representative patron of their respective store of choice.
Blog text (31) -
Okay, we'll leave an open invitation like always.
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Consider it an open invitation.
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Please, I want to give you my address and extend an open invitation for you to visit me.
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You have an open invitation to come back and visit us anytime you want.
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I just want to extend an open invitation to all potential new shooters in the New England area.
Blog text (8) -
Commander Richard Palmer thanked all who attended and extended an open invitation to a luncheon at Post 601 immediately following the ceremony.
Blog text (6) -
Sammy also went to WMUA, the university radio station, where he extended an open invitation to come to Harlem, promising a personal tour to anyone who did.
Fiction book (1992) -
You have an open invitation to join us for dinner any night this week.
Synonyms
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1.0
A spoken or written request for someone to come to an event
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3.4
A short informal note asking someone to come to an event
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3.3
A practice of letting people come in and speak freely to leaders
How Open
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3.1
399
5.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an invitation available to anyone' is directly derived from combining 'open' (available/unrestricted) with 'invitation' (a request to participate). This adjective+noun composition is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words is likely to infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The noun open invitation comes from the image of a host leaving the open door and the invitation for anyone to walk in. So, it means an offer that is 'available to anyone'.