proposal
- the act of offering or suggesting something for acceptance, adoption, or performance.
- a plan or scheme proposed.
- an offer or suggestion of marriage.
Origin of proposal
Synonyms for proposal
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proposition, motion, overture, outline, offer, bid, idea, project, program, plan, recommendation, scheme, picture, terms, scenario, pitch, setup, feeler, design, passExamples from the Web for proposal
Contemporary Examples of proposal
Meanwhile, a proposal to raise the minimum wage to a little more than $10 an hour languishes in Congress.
However, Adriana referenced a proposal “to transform the current prison into a cultural center.”
Cocaine, Politicians and Wives: Inside the World’s Most Bizarre PrisonJason Batansky
October 12, 2014
He says there are discussions with U.S. officials about the proposal but there is deep suspicion.
She says Hollande proposed marriage in September 2012, only to withdraw his proposal a month later.
But even that proposal would be cut nearly in half during negotiations with Iraqi leaders.
Historical Examples of proposal
She had feared he might rush his proposal through that night; he had been so much in earnest.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
As she had two protectors against a fifth proposal of marriage, she stood her ground.
VivietteWilliam J. Locke
What she was thinking of he could not tell, but he made at once the proposal.
Weighed and WantingGeorge MacDonald
The proposal was accepted, and Paches marched his forces into the town.
Stories from ThucydidesH. L. Havell
"No, no; thank you," gasped the boy, aghast at the reckless audacity of the proposal.
In the Midst of AlarmsRobert Barr
proposal
- the act of proposing
- something proposed, as a plan
- an offer, esp of marriage