Definition of: proposal

(prə·pō′zəl) noun
1. An offer proposing something to be accepted or adopted.
2. An offer of marriage.
3. Something proposed, as a scheme or plan. Synonyms: bid, offer, overture, proposition. An offer or proposal puts something before one for acceptance or rejection, proposal being the more formal word; a proposition sets forth truth (or what is claimed to be truth) in formal statement. The proposition is for consideration, the proposal for action; as, a proposition in geometry, a proposal of marriage; but proposition is often used nearly in the sense of proposal when it is a matter for deliberation; as, a proposition for the surrender of a fort. A bid is commercial and often verbal; as, a bid at an auction. An overture opens negotiation or conference, and the word is especially used of some movement toward reconciliation; as, overtures of peace. See synonyms under DESIGN. Antonyms: acceptance, decision, denial, refusal, rejection, repulse.