proposal — pro‧pos‧al [prəˈpəʊzl ǁ ˈpoʊ ] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] a plan or idea which is suggested formally to an official person, or when this is done: • The President is facing a battle to get Congress to accept his budget proposals. • I made a … Financial and business terms
proposal — proposal, proposition denote something which is proposed to another for consideration. Proposal usually carries a clear suggestion of the act of proposing; thus, one receives a proposal, or entertains a proposal, or listens to a proposal. It also … New Dictionary of Synonyms
proposal — An offer to creditors to settle one s debts under other than the existing terms (Ontario Bankruptcy Dictionary) Under the Bankruptcy and insolvency Act there are two types of proposals that can be made. A proposal filed under Division I, which is … Glossary of Bankruptcy
Proposal — ist Teil folgender Begriffe oder Titel folgender Werke: Ein unmoralisches Angebot (Originaltitel: Indecent Proposal), US amerikanischer Spielfilm aus dem Jahr 1993 A Modest Proposal : For Preventing the Children of Poor People in Ireland… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Proposal — may refer to:* Proposal (business) * Proposal of marriage * Proposals (play), a play by Neil Simon * The Proposal , an episode from The O.C. television show … Wikipedia
proposal — [prə pōz′əl] n. 1. the act of proposing 2. a plan, action, etc. proposed 3. an offer of marriage SYN. PROPOSAL refers to a plan, offer, etc. presented for acceptance or rejection [the proposal for a decrease in taxes was approved ]; PROPOSITION,… … English World dictionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
proposal — I (report) noun analysis, appraisal, commentary, critical analysis, examination, in depth analysis, plan, summary, writing II (suggestion) noun design, draft, exhortation, idea, measure, motion, offer, overture, plan, possibility, presentation,… … Law dictionary
proposal — 1650s, from PROPOSE (Cf. propose) + AL (Cf. al) (2); sense of offer of marriage is from 1749 … Etymology dictionary
proposal — [n] suggestion, presentation for action angle, bid, big idea*, brain child*, design, feeler*, game plan*, idea, layout, motion, offer, outline, overture, pass, picture, pitch, plan, proffer, program, project, proposition, recommendation, scenario … New thesaurus
