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Proposal
//pɹəˈpoʊzəl// noun
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Noun
- 1 Something which is proposed, or offered for consideration or acceptance.; A scheme or design.
"proposals for the construction of a new building"
- 2 the act of making a proposal wordnet
- 3 Something which is proposed, or offered for consideration or acceptance.; The terms or conditions proposed.
"to make proposals for a treaty of peace"
- 4 an offer of marriage wordnet
- 5 Something which is proposed, or offered for consideration or acceptance.; The document on which such a thing is written.
"December 22 2016, Simon Parkin in the Irish Times Basement idea to blockbuster: The story of Fifa, the video game Lewis, who had been sent to London to set up EA's European office, wrote a proposal for a lavish, high-tech football..."
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- 6 something proposed (such as a plan or assumption) wordnet
- 7 Something which is proposed, or offered for consideration or acceptance.; The act of asking someone to be one's spouse; an offer of marriage.
"October 25 2013, Guardian Express Kim Kardashian Says a Prenup Is the Only Way to Marry Kanye may have been love stricken when Kim accepted his proposal to marry him but Kim has always supported the idea of a prenup."
- 8 Something which is proposed, or offered for consideration or acceptance.; The offer by a party of what they have in view as to an intended business transaction, which, with acceptance, constitutes a contract.
Etymology
From propose + -al.
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