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proposition
verbs
put a proposition to somebody
( also make (somebody) a proposition )
• A proposition was put to Owen, and he is considering it. • I’m going to make you a proposition.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + proposition
a business proposition
• Does this mean you’ve changed your mind about my business proposition?
a commercial proposition
(= likely to be financially successful )
• Gold mining is not a commercial proposition here.
an attractive proposition
• Setting up your own business is a very attractive proposition.
an interesting proposition
• A further study focussing on older people is an interesting proposition.
a practical/viable proposition
(= likely to be possible or successful )
• A complete ban on strikes is not a practical proposition.
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noun arrangement/offer/suggestion ADJ. attractive, tempting | feasible, practical, viable | business, commercial, economic, paying VERB + PROPOSITION put to sb Ring up your agent in New York and put your proposition to him. problem/task ADJ. tough, tricky | different He's a different proposition from his father?much less tolerant. idea/opinion ADJ. basic, central, fundamental | true | extreme | abstract, causal, empirical, ethical, existential, general, theoretical, universal QUANT. set VERB + PROPOSITION express, put forward PROPOSITION + VERB concern sth, relate to sth PREP. ~ about The book puts forward a number of extreme propositions about the nature of language.
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