proposition
noun
[ prɒpəˈzɪʃ(ə)n ]
• a statement or assertion that expresses a judgement or opinion.
• "the proposition that high taxation is undesirable"
Similar:
theory,
hypothesis,
thesis,
argument,
premise,
postulation,
theorem,
concept,
idea,
statement,
• a suggested scheme or plan of action, especially in a business context.
• "a detailed investment proposition"
Similar:
proposal,
scheme,
plan,
project,
programme,
manifesto,
motion,
bid,
presentation,
submission,
suggestion,
recommendation,
approach,
• a project, task, idea, etc. considered in terms of its likely success or difficulty.
• "setting up your own business can seem an attractive proposition"
proposition
verb
• make a suggestion of sex to (someone), especially in an unsubtle way.
• "she had been propositioned at the party by a subeditor with bad breath"
Similar:
propose sex with,
make sexual advances to,
make sexual overtures to,
make an indecent proposal to,
make an improper suggestion to,
give someone the come-on,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, from Latin propositio(n- ), from the verb proponere (see propound).
