proposition

Pronunciation: /ˌpɹɑpəˈzɪʃən/

The English word “proposition” has 13 meanings listed here.

noun

The act of offering (an idea) for consideration.
An idea, plan, or suggestion offered.
A suggestion of sexual intercourse (made to someone with whom one is not sexually involved).
The terms of a transaction offered.
In some states, a proposed statute or constitutional amendment to be voted on by the electorate.
A complete sentence.
The content of an assertion that may be taken as being true or false and is considered abstractly without reference to the linguistic sentence that constitutes the assertion; (Aristotelian logic) a predicate of a subject that is denied or affirmed and is connected by a copula.
An assertion so formulated that it can be considered true or false.
An assertion which is provably true, but not important enough to be called a theorem.
A statement of religious doctrine; an article of faith; a creed.
The part of a poem in which the author states the subject or matter of it.

To make an offer or suggestion to (someone).
To make a suggestion of sexual intercourse to (someone with whom one is not sexually involved).

From Middle English proposicioun, from Old French proposicion, from Latin prōpositiō, from the verb prōponō.

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