Hypertext Webster Gateway: "proposal"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
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.
Syn: Proffer; tender; overture. See {Proposition}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
proposal
n 1: something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
2: an offer of marriage [syn: {marriage proposal}, {proposal of
marriage}, {marriage offer}]
3: the act of making a proposal; "they listened to her
proposal" [syn: {proposition}]
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