proposal

/pɹəˈpoʊzəl/

noun 5

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1

(noun.) plan

ADJ

concrete | detailed | controversial | compromise | peace, reform, research, etc.

QUANT

package, set

The company presented an attractive package of proposals to improve workplace safety.

VERB + PROPOSAL

formulate | outline | bring forward, make, put forward, submit

accept, back, support, welcome

The government backed the proposal to build a new hospital in the city center.

block, oppose, reject, vote against

push through

The company management decided to push through the new proposal despite strong objections from employees.

drop, withdraw | consider, discuss

PREP

~ concerning/relating to

The government rejected several proposals relating to changes in public transportation.

~ for

Sarah made a proposal for reorganizing the office layout to improve productivity.

2

(noun.) offer of marriage

VERB + PROPOSAL

make | receive

accept

The board accepted the proposal to build a new community center next year.

turn down

PHRASES

a proposal of marriage

Definitions

noun

1

Something which is proposed, or offered for consideration or acceptance.

proposals for the construction of a new building

2

Something which is proposed, or offered for consideration or acceptance.

to make proposals for a treaty of peace

"That's about the size of it," I said. "Now, if it is a fair question, what was your side proposing to shed?" / I had him, there. He saw he had made a blunder, so he hastened to explain it away. He said he had spoken jestingly. Then he added that he and his principal would enjoy axes, and indeed prefer them, but such weapons were barred by the French code, and so I must change my proposal.

3

Something which is proposed, or offered for consideration or acceptance.

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...

4

Something which is proposed, or offered for consideration or acceptance.

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.

You could open his collected works almost anywhere and shut your eyes and dab down your finger on some red-hot passage. A proposal of marriage is a thing which it is rather difficult to bring neatly into the ordinary run of conversation. It wants leading up to.

5

Something which is proposed, or offered for consideration or acceptance.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of making a proposal

proposition

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

modest proposal

An idea which is especially extreme, unorthodox or distasteful, often put forward in jest.

And for all the chuntering about the "Granny Tax" it is not as though Osborne made a radical or, if you prefer, modest proposal along the lines of offering tax credits or generous

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proposals for the construction of a new building

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to make proposals for a treaty of peace

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"That's about the size of it," I said. "Now, if it is a fair question, what was your side proposing to shed?" / I had him, there. He saw he had made a blunder, so he hastened to explain it away. He sa

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04

You should have refused such an unfair proposal.

Tatoeba · #2124

05

His proposal is out of the question.

Tatoeba · #16971

06

Your proposal is a bit extreme.

Tatoeba · #16974

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