proposal
/pɹəˈpoʊzəl/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.47 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Something which is proposed, or offered for consideration or acceptance.
noun
Something which is proposed, or offered for consideration or acceptance.
noun
Something which is proposed, or offered for consideration or acceptance.
noun
Something which is proposed, or offered for consideration or acceptance.
noun
Something which is proposed, or offered for consideration or acceptance.
Example Sentences
- "proposals for the construction of a new building"
- "to make proposals for a treaty of peace"
- ""That's about the size of it," I said. "Now, if it is a fair question, what was your side proposing to shed?" / I had him, there. He saw he had made a blunder, so he hastened to explain it away. He said he had spoken jestingly. Then he added that he and his principal would enjoy axes, and indeed prefer them, but such weapons were barred by the French code, and so I must change my proposal."
- "December 22 2016, Simon Parkin in the Irish Times Basement idea to blockbuster: The story of Fifa, the video game Lewis, who had been sent to London to set up EA's European office, wrote a proposal for a lavish, high-tech football..."
- "October 25 2013, Guardian Express Kim Kardashian Says a Prenup Is the Only Way to Marry Kanye may have been love stricken when Kim accepted his proposal to marry him but Kim has always supported the idea of a prenup."
- "You could open his collected works almost anywhere and shut your eyes and dab down your finger on some red-hot passage. A proposal of marriage is a thing which it is rather difficult to bring neatly into the ordinary run of conversation. It wants leading up to."
Etymology
Etymology tree English propose Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English proposal From propose + -al.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /pɹəˈpoʊzəl/
- British English: /pɹəˈpəʊzəl/