proposition Значение & определение

Значение на proposition на български

• 0 an offer or suggestion, usually in business:

  • He wrote to me last week regarding a business proposition he thought might interest me.

  • I've put my proposition to the company director for his consideration.

  • They were debating the proposition that "All people are created equal".

  • Pythagoras's theorem is the mathematical proposition that in any right-angled triangle, the square on the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares on the other two sides.

  • He proposed an unsuccessful state proposition.

  • Under Proposition 71, the state will commit $3 billion to studying stem cells over the next 10 years.

• 1 to ask someone who you are not in a relationship with if they would like to have sex with you:

  • I was propositioned by a complete stranger.

• 2 a suggestion or statement for consideration:

  • The chairman was advised that it was a risky business proposition.

• 3 an offer or suggestion about a business activity:

  • put/make a proposition to sb I've put my proposition to the company director for his consideration.

  • accept/back/consider a proposition I need more time to consider your proposition.

  • The line, which has advanced high-speed InterCity trains, is considered to be a highly attractive proposition for the private sector.

  • a risky/viable proposition

  • a business/investment proposition

  • a commercial/economic proposition

• 4 a statement containing an idea or opinion:

  • The proposition that the real rate of interest will be lower in future because of lower and more stable inflation is a myth.

• 5 in the US, a suggested change to state law that is voted on by people living in that state:

  • proposition to do sth A proposition to increase the sales tax by a quarter cent to fund parks projects passed by 33 votes.