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proposition

proposition

266 4.6
A suggestion or offer that people can accept
  • noun
  • /ˌprɒpəˈzɪʃən/
translation icon : propuesta
  • I have a proposition for you.
  • support for the proposition
  • vote on the proposition
  • passage of the proposition

My answer to that proposition is no, it isn't.

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Examples

  • I offer you a proposition.

  • We have a proposition we'd like to make.

  • Can you, can you please put forward your proposition about why you do it?

  • As to the rest of your proposition, I will just trust you on that.

  • But ultimately, I just think it's a better proposition to get paid for school.

  • Let's try to write a final proposition for this problem.

  • Heard you had a wild place here, and sir, I was thinking you might be interested in a little business proposition.

  • Hola Amigos, I have a proposition for you.

  • I've got a proposition for you, Mariner.

  • The committee is considering a new proposition to improve the public transport system.

Synonyms

offer
vsproposition
1.0

A suggestion to buy something or to give someone a job

can also mean a general suggestion or nonbinding idea
proposal
vsproposition
817 2.9

A plan or suggestion put forward for others to consider

is broader and also covers offers or informal proposals
suggestion
vsproposition
759 1.4

An idea or plan offered for others to consider

is used more widely, including formal offers and proposals
offering
vsproposition
169 3.9

Something presented for sale, like a product or service

is more abstract, covering ideas and offers rather than things
proffer
vsproposition
  • Formal
7 8.2

An offer of something for someone to accept or refuse

focuses more on the content or idea than the act of presenting

Antonyms

180 3.0

Not being accepted by people or a group

Compounds

A statement that must be true, for example a basic math rule

9.6

A statement that says something about only some members of a group

singular proposition
  • Specialized
9.5

A statement that talks about one particular person or thing

universal proposition
  • Specialized
8.9

A statement that says something is true for every member of a group

How Developed

plan
1.0
proposition
266 4.6
suggestion
759 1.4
idea
1.0

Surface Forms

proposition singular
propositions plural

Morphology

proposition = propose (semi-transparent) = pro + posit + ion

Meaning 'a proposal' is predictable from 'propose' + '-ion', but the stem alternation (pose → posit) and formal register make the relation less transparently obvious to some learners.

Etymology

Proposition comes from Latin parts pro- meaning 'before' and ponere meaning 'to put', so it originally meant 'to put before' people; the same root is in propose, which helps you remember a proposition is something 'put forward' as a suggestion.