RSVP

Etymology 1
Borrowed from, initialism of , meaning “please reply”.

Noun

 * 1) A reply to an invitation.

Translations

 * Afrikaans:
 * Danish: s.u.
 * Finnish: V.P.
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hungarian: kérünk
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: S.u.
 * Russian: про́сьба отве́тить
 * Swedish: OSA,
 * Turkish:

Verb

 * 1)  To reply to an invitation.

Usage notes

 * Properly used by itself, but often used in the redundant form “please RSVP”.
 * In British English, a person is expected to RSVP whether or not they will attend. In American English, a person only RSVPs if they are attending.

Etymology 2
Initialisms; see below.

Verb

 * 1)  To reserve a place