Definition of counterproposal in English:
counterproposal
nounˈkaʊntəprəˌpəʊz(ə)lˈkaʊn(t)ərprəˌpoʊzəl
An alternative proposal made in response to a previous proposal that is regarded as unacceptable or unsatisfactory.
the union rejected the airline's counterproposal
Example sentencesExamples
- Three days before the Government's scheme goes before the Senate for a vote, the Opposition has issued a counter-proposal.
- The House voted down a Democratic counterproposal, which would have cost $585 billion over 10 years.
- What he does is make a counterproposal by which Jake will pull a job for The King.
- No details of the board's settlement offer, or of the union's counter-proposal, have been released.
- The third flaw in the protesters ' world view is their lack of a counter proposal.
- The talks follow the unveiling last Friday of the G20 group of developing countries ' long-awaited counter-proposal on agricultural tariffs.
- Their counterproposal should authorise a carefully restricted set of emergency measures for a short period - say three or six months.
- They have made a counterproposal to extend that deadline by 45 days.
- He said the CPO was awaiting a counter proposal and was quite willing to continue discussions with the union.
- Some modernism aficionados argue that the Long Wharf Advocacy Group is too modest in its counterproposal.
- A counter-proposal by Pakistan for an international force to be sent to Kashmir was then rejected contemptuously by India.
- But in the end no counter proposal was put on the table.
- For no sooner had Blair's vision been laid out in the Commons on Thursday than his own counter-proposals were being set down.
- There then followed a period of unsuccessful settlement negotiations with proposals and counter-proposals on both sides.
- Quickly Borofsky and two partners, Steve Mahlum and Dine Zampini, made a counter proposal to purchase the entire farm.
- Thomas said they went to the meeting with high expectations because they felt their counter-proposals were reasonable.
- The Russians have presented a counter-proposal which would simply roll over the current oil-for-food program past its June 3 termination date.
- Studies show that when faced with failure, those who are well-liked turn a negative response into a counterproposal.
- Last week, Neal Clunas, president of the employees union, said the union had sent another counter-proposal to management.
- Arbitration eligible players submitted their salary requests to their respective teams yesterday, and the teams offered their counter proposals.
Definition of counterproposal in US English:
counterproposal
nounˈkoun(t)ərprəˌpōzəlˈkaʊn(t)ərprəˌpoʊzəl
An alternative proposal made in response to a previous proposal that is regarded as unacceptable or unsatisfactory.
the union rejected the airline's counterproposal
Example sentencesExamples
- Arbitration eligible players submitted their salary requests to their respective teams yesterday, and the teams offered their counter proposals.
- The third flaw in the protesters ' world view is their lack of a counter proposal.
- Studies show that when faced with failure, those who are well-liked turn a negative response into a counterproposal.
- There then followed a period of unsuccessful settlement negotiations with proposals and counter-proposals on both sides.
- They have made a counterproposal to extend that deadline by 45 days.
- Thomas said they went to the meeting with high expectations because they felt their counter-proposals were reasonable.
- What he does is make a counterproposal by which Jake will pull a job for The King.
- Quickly Borofsky and two partners, Steve Mahlum and Dine Zampini, made a counter proposal to purchase the entire farm.
- He said the CPO was awaiting a counter proposal and was quite willing to continue discussions with the union.
- Their counterproposal should authorise a carefully restricted set of emergency measures for a short period - say three or six months.
- The House voted down a Democratic counterproposal, which would have cost $585 billion over 10 years.
- Last week, Neal Clunas, president of the employees union, said the union had sent another counter-proposal to management.
- The talks follow the unveiling last Friday of the G20 group of developing countries ' long-awaited counter-proposal on agricultural tariffs.
- For no sooner had Blair's vision been laid out in the Commons on Thursday than his own counter-proposals were being set down.
- No details of the board's settlement offer, or of the union's counter-proposal, have been released.
- But in the end no counter proposal was put on the table.
- Some modernism aficionados argue that the Long Wharf Advocacy Group is too modest in its counterproposal.
- A counter-proposal by Pakistan for an international force to be sent to Kashmir was then rejected contemptuously by India.
- Three days before the Government's scheme goes before the Senate for a vote, the Opposition has issued a counter-proposal.
- The Russians have presented a counter-proposal which would simply roll over the current oil-for-food program past its June 3 termination date.