Definition of Proposition
Proposition
pro·po·si·tion
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
A statement or proposal put forward for consideration or acceptance.
e.g. The company presented a business proposition to the investors.
(noun)
a proposal for a plan or course of action, often in the context of business;
e.g. She has a proposition that could make us a lot of money if it is successful.
(verb)
to make a suggestion, offer, or proposal to someone;
e.g. They plan to proposition him about taking on a managerial position.
(verb)
in informal usage, to make a suggestion or invitation of sex to someone who is not one's partner, especially in an offensive or obvious/unsubtle way;
e.g. He tried to proposition her but she refused his advances.
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