"open invitation" meaning in English

See open invitation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: open invitations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} open invitation (countable and uncountable, plural open invitations)
  1. An invitation to visit someone or do some given action at any time. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-open_invitation-en-noun-TEeEhHzz
  2. (idiomatic) A situation or action that tempts someone to do something which would typically yield a unfavorable or illegal result. Tags: countable, idiomatic, uncountable
    Sense id: en-open_invitation-en-noun-dHsCU2BY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59

Inflected forms

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