'Proposal' definitions:
Definition of 'proposal'
From: WordNet
noun
Something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
noun
An offer of marriage [syn: marriage proposal, proposal of marriage, marriage offer, proposal]
noun
The act of making a proposal; "they listened to her proposal" [syn: proposal, proposition]
Definition of 'Proposal'
From: GCIDE
- Proposal \Pro*pos"al\, n. [From Propose.]
- 1. That which is proposed, or propounded for consideration or acceptance; a scheme or design; terms or conditions proposed; offer; as, to make proposals for a treaty of peace; to offer proposals for erecting a building; to make proposals of marriage. "To put forth proposals for a book." --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Law) The offer by a party of what he has in view as to an intended business transaction, which, with acceptance, constitutes a contract. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Proffer; tender; overture. See Proposition. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'proposal'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- admonition,
- advice,
- advising,
- advocacy,
- aim,
- ambition,
- animus,
- aspiration,
- bid,
- briefing,
- caution,
- caveat,
- consultation,
- council,
- counsel,
- desideration,
- desideratum,
- design,
- designation,
- desire,
- determination,
- direction,
- draft,
- effect,
- engagement,
- exhortation,
- expostulation,
- fixed purpose,
- function,
- game plan,
- guidance,
- hortation,
- idea,
- improper suggestion,
- indecent proposal,
- instance,
- instruction,
- intendment,
- intent,
- intention,
- invitation,
- layout,
- marriage proposal,
- meaning,
- mind,
- monition,
- motion,
- motive,
- naming,
- nisus,
- nomination,
- offer,
- offer of marriage,
- opinion,
- outline,
- parley,
- pass,
- plan,
- point,
- presentation,
- proffer,
- project,
- projection,
- proposition,
- prospectus,
- purpose,
- recommendation,
- remonstrance,
- request,
- resolution,
- resolve,
- sake,
- scenario,
- scheme,
- sexual advance,
- striving,
- study,
- suggestion,
- tender,
- thought,
- view,
- warning,
- will