I. ˌprä-pə-ˈzi-shən noun
Date: 14th century
1.
a.
(1) : something offered for consideration or acceptance : proposal
(2) : a request for sexual intercourse
b. : the point to be discussed or maintained in argument usually stated in sentence form near the outset
c. : a theorem or problem to be demonstrated or performed
2.
a. : an expression in language or signs of something that can be believed, doubted, or denied or is either true or false
b. : the objective meaning of a proposition
3. : something of an indicated kind to be dealt with
the farm was never a paying proposition
• prop·o·si·tion·al -ˈzish-nəl, -ˈzi-shə-n ə l adjective
II. transitive verb
( -si·tioned ; prop·o·si·tion·ing -ˈzi-sh(ə-)niŋ)
Date: 1924
: to make a proposal to ; especially : to suggest sexual intercourse to