proposal UK /pɹəˈpəʊzəl/US /pɹəˈpoʊzəl/noun 6forms 1phrases 1 noun6 •a plan or idea put before other people so that they can decide whether to accept it •A scheme or design. •The terms or conditions proposed. •The offer by a party of what they have in view as to an intended business transaction, which, with acceptance, constitutes a contract. •The act of asking someone to be one's spouse; an offer of marriage.October 25 2013, Guardian Express Kim Kardashian Says a Prenup Is the Only Way to Marry Kanye may have been love stricken when Kim accepted his proposal to marry him but Kim has always supported the idea of a prenup. •The document on which such a thing is written.December 22 2016, Simon Parkin in the Irish Times Basement idea to blockbuster: The story of Fifa, the video game Lewis, who had been sent to London to set up EA's European office, wrote a proposal for a lavish, high-tech football... formsproposals Phrases with proposal modest proposalAn idea which is especially extreme, unorthodox or distasteful, often put forward in jest.
