proposal

n. proposition, suggestion; tender; plan; offer of marriage

A proposal can refer to:a business proposition, sometimes prompted by a Request for Proposalan  offer of marriageMore narrowly:Proposals is a play by Neil SimonThe Proposal is a television episode from The O.C.
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Noun
1. something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
(hypernym) message, content, subject matter, substance
(hyponym) advice
2. an offer of marriage
(synonym) marriage proposal, proposal of marriage, marriage offer
(hypernym) offer, offering
(hyponym) question
(derivation) propose, declare oneself, offer, pop the question
3. the act of making a proposal; "they listened to her proposal"
(synonym) proposition
(hypernym) speech act
(hyponym) presentation
(derivation) propose, suggest, advise

(n.)
The offer by a party of what he has in view as to an intended business transaction, which, with acceptance, constitutes a contract.
  

(n.)
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 building; to make proposals of marriage.
  

any offer or other submission used as a basis for pricing a contract, contract modification, or termination settlement or for securing payments thereunder.