noun / verb
proposition
A proposed undertaking offered for consideration.
Her proposition gives both companies a fair share of the profits.
Etymology
The components mean putting forward. A proposition is an undertaking placed before people as something they might choose to accept.
More examples
- We need more time to consider your proposition.
- Repairing the old bridge is an expensive proposition.
- She leaves the party after a married coworker propositions her.
Forms
proposition · propositions · propositioned · propositioning
propose verb — To offer a plan for consideration.