propositionnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌprɒp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/us/ˌprɑː.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/C1 an offer or suggestion, usually in business:
He wrote to me last week regarding a business proposition he thought might interest me.
I've put my proposition to the company director for his consideration.
an idea or opinion:
They were debating the proposition that "All people are created equal".
specialized mathematics, language a statement or problem that must be solved or proved to be true or not true:
Pythagoras's theorem is the mathematical proposition that in any right-angled triangle, the square on the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares on the other two sides.
US specialized politics in some states of the United States, a new plan that is voted on by the people of a state:
He proposed an unsuccessful state proposition.
Under Proposition 71, the state will commit $3 billion to studying stem cells over the next 10 years.
More examples
- So how does my proposition strike you ?
- I'm afraid my mother-in-law's cooking is never a very tempting proposition.
- Doing the walk in the rain wasn't a very attractive proposition.
- It's a crazy idea, certainly not one of your better propositions.
- I've got a business proposition to put to you.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Suggestions & proposals
- about
- float
- get at sth
- grab
- hint
- how about...? idiom
- how does... grab you? idiom
- how/what about...? idiom
- it wouldn't hurt you to do sth idiom
- might
- offer
- on the table idiom
- point sb towards/in the direction of sth idiom
- posit
- postulate
- proposal
- propose
- put
- put ideas into sb's head idiom
- table
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Opinions, beliefs and points of view
Ideas, concepts and theories
Guesses and assumptions
International relations: United States politics & government
propositionverb [ T ]
uk/ˌprɒp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/us/ˌprɑː.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/to ask someone who you are not in a relationship with if they would like to have sex with you:
I was propositioned by a complete stranger.