Proposal definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Definition of 'proposal' ; the act of proposing · something proposed, as a plan · an offer, esp of marriage ; the act of proposing · a plan, action, etc. proposed. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'proposal'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× proposal (prəpoʊzəl ) Wordforms:pluralproposals 1. countablenoun[NOUNto-infinitive] Aproposalisaplanoranidea,oftenaformalorwrittenone,whichissuggestedforpeopletothinkaboutanddecideupon. ThePresidentistoputforwardnewproposalsforresolvingthecountry'sconstitutional crisis.[+for] ...thegovernment'sproposalstoabolishfreehealthcare. TheSecurityCouncilhasrejectedthelatestpeaceproposal. Synonyms:suggestion,plan,programme,scheme MoreSynonymsofproposal 2. countablenoun Aproposalistheactofaskingsomeonetomarryyou. Afterathree-weekendcourtship,PamelaacceptedRandolph'sproposalofmarriage.[+of] COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof proposal Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'proposal' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'proposal' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'Marianne' HindiTranslationof'proposal' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency proposalinBritishEnglish (prəˈpəʊzəl ) noun1. theactofproposing 2. somethingproposed,asaplan 3. anoffer,espofmarriage CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordFrequency proposalinAmericanEnglish (prəˈpoʊzəl ) noun1.  theactofproposing 2.  aplan,action,etc.proposed 3.  anofferofmarriage SYNONYMYNOTE:proposalreferstoaplan,offer,etc.presentedforacceptanceorrejection[theproposalforadecreaseintaxeswasapproved];proposition,commonlyusedinplaceof,proposalwithreferencetobusinessdealingsandthelike,inastrictsenseappliestoa statement,theorem,etc.setforthforargument,demonstration,proof,etc.[thepropositionthatallmenarecreatedequal]Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordFrequency proposalinAmericanEnglish (prəˈpouzəl) noun1. theactofofferingorsuggestingsomethingforacceptance,adoption,orperformance 2. aplanorschemeproposed 3. anofferorsuggestionofmarriage SYNONYMS1.recommendation.2.suggestion,design.proposal,overture,propositionrefertosomethinginthenatureofanoffer.Aproposalisaplan,ascheme,anoffertobeacceptedorrejected:tomakeproposalsforpeace.Anovertureisafriendlyapproach,anopeningmove(perhapsinvolvingaproposal)tentatively lookingtowardthesettlementofacontroversyorelsepreparingthewayforaproposal orthelike:tomakeoverturestoanenemy.proposition,usedinmathematicstorefertoaformalstatementoftruth,andoftenincluding theproofordemonstrationofthestatement,hassomethingofthissamemeaningwhen usednontechnically(particularlyinbusiness).Apropositionisaproposalinwhichthetermsareclearlystatedandtheiradvantageousnatureemphasized:Hispropositioninvolvedalargediscounttotheretailer.Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Wordorigin[1645–55;propose+-al2] WordFrequency proposalinInsurance (prəpoʊzəl) Wordforms:(regularplural)proposals noun(Insurance:Salesanddistribution) Aproposalisarequestforinsurancecoveragesubmittedbyaprospectiveclienttoaninsurer. Theproposalusuallyincludessufficientfactsfortheinsurertodeterminewhetherornothe wishestoaccepttherisk. Acontractofmarineinsuranceisconcludedbetweenthepartieswhentheproposalisacceptedbytheinsurer. Aproposalisarequestforinsurancecoveragesubmittedbyaprospectiveclienttoaninsurer. proposalform,proposer,refuseaproposal COBUILDKeyWordsforInsurance.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Examplesof'proposal'inasentence proposal TheseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontentthatdoesnotreflecttheopinionsorpoliciesofCollins,oritsparentcompanyHarperCollins. Wewelcomefeedback:reportanexamplesentencetotheCollinsteam.Readmore… Nowothersaresteppingforwardwithproposals.TheGuardian(2015)Thisproposalwillentrenchprivilegeandinequality.TheGuardian(2015)Theproposalsintheenvelopesweretornup.TheGuardian(2019)Butthereareproposalsforministerstogettraininginhowtodealwithmajorprojects.TheGuardian(2020)Theproposalwouldpotentiallyrestrictnotjustbigplayersbutsmallersitesandindividualswhopublishnewssnippets.TheGuardian(2018)Doesherealiseyou'rewaitingforaformalproposal?TheSun(2016)Sheisstillbombardedwithmarriageproposalsfromfellowpowerbrokers.Times,SundayTimes(2012)Theseareonlyproposalsforanewfisheriespolicy.TheSun(2011)Itputforwardtheproposalsafterreceivingthousandsofcomplaintsfromconsumerswhosaidthattheyhadexperiencedproblemsswitchingproviders.Times,SundayTimes(2006)Twoyearsago,themessagesincludedamarriageproposal.Times,SundayTimes(2013) COBUILDCollocations proposal  backaproposal draftproposals marriageproposal mergerproposal outlineaproposal putforwardaproposal radicalproposal reasonableproposal reformproposal rejectaproposal resistaproposal reviewaproposal romanticproposal shareholderproposal specificproposal spendingproposal submitaproposal supportaproposal takeoverproposal taxproposal unveilaproposal unworkableproposal withdrawaproposal Showmore... Trendsof proposal Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages proposal BritishEnglish:proposal /prəˈpəʊzl/NOUNAproposalisasuggestionorplan,oftenaformalorwrittenone....thegovernment'sproposaltostopfreehealthcare.AmericanEnglish:proposal /prəˈpoʊzəl/Arabic:عَرْض BrazilianPortuguese:proposta Chinese:提议 Croatian:prijedlog Czech:návrh Danish:forslag Dutch:voorstel EuropeanSpanish:propuesta Finnish:ehdotus French:proposition German:Vorschlag Greek:πρόταση Italian:proposta Japanese:提案 Korean:제안 Norwegian:forslag Polish:propozycja EuropeanPortuguese:proposta Romanian:propunereRussian:предложение LatinAmericanSpanish:propuesta Swedish:förslag Thai:ข้อเสนอTurkish:öneri Ukrainian:пропозиціяVietnamese:đềxuất Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically proposal proportionment proportions proportionsvary proposal proposalaimsto proposalform propose AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'P' Relatedtermsof proposal proposalform taxproposal budgetproposal formalproposal grantproposal Viewmorerelatedwords Source DefinitionofproposalfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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