proposition

Universal Words noun, verb noun 1 an idea or a plan of action that is suggested, especially in business: I'd like to put a business proposition to you. * He was trying to make it look like an attractive proposition. 2 a thing that you intend to do; a problem or task to be dealt with: Getting a work permit in the UK is not always a simple proposition. 3 (also Proposition) (in the US) a suggested change to the law that people can vote on: How did you vote on Proposition 8? 4 (formal) a statement that expresses an opinion: Her assessment is based on the proposition that power corrupts. 5 (mathematics) a statement of a THEOREM, and an explanation of how it can be proved verb [VN] to say in a direct way to sb that you would like to have sex with them: She was propositioned by a strange man in the bar.