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proposement

proposement noun: something that is proposed; a proposal.

Noun

proposement (plural proposements)

  1. Something that is proposed; a proposal.
    • Some arrangement, to which it is desirable that some members of the government, or at least of parliament, should be parties—which arrangement ought to include a proper number of practical persons, but not a preponderance of men of theoretical science or of scientific repute, nor any who can be...1864, James Crocker, “Conclusion”, in A New Proposal for a Geographical System of Measures and Weights […], London and Cambridge: Macmillan and Co., page 140
    • But Mrs. B. was a little bit jealous, as she imagined the last toaster was “forcibly engulating her peculiar proposement.”1874 November 28, “Biggs’ Picnic. “Post Mortem.””, in Pacific Rural Press, volume VIII, number 22, San Francisco, Calif., page 342, column 3

Examples of proposement in a sentence

  • Hopin’, gen’elmen, dis proposement will meet wid your ’probation an’ aptionment, I have de honorableness to subscriptionably sine, / “Reverend R.1879 January 8, “The Limekiln Club. [From the Detroit Free Press.]”, in Republic County Journal, volume 2, number 2, whole 54, Scandia...
  • Roach delivered a carefully prepared argument against the annexation proposement.1898 June 28, “End Is Afar Off: […]”, in The Kansas City Journal, volume XLI, Kansas City, Mo., page 3, column 5:
  • Its proposements have been subjected to the most searching cross examination and caustic criticism.1926 June 10, “Another “Close Up” Of Washington: […]”, in Kansas Farm Journal: […], volume 7, number 10, Manhattan, Kan., page 1, column 2:
  • The student assembly this year was particularly important because there was a proposement of a new purpose.1928 May 15, “Earlham Notes”, in The Richmond Item, number 112, Richmond, Ind., page 11, column 6:

Forms of proposement

pluralproposements

Origin of proposement

From propose + -ment.

Questions about proposement

What does proposement mean?
Proposement means something that is proposed; a proposal.
How do you use proposement in a sentence?
Hopin’, gen’elmen, dis proposement will meet wid your ’probation an’ aptionment, I have de honorableness to subscriptionably sine, / “Reverend R.
What part of speech is proposement?
Proposement is a noun.
What is the plural of proposement?
The plural of proposement is proposements.

Words near proposement in the dictionary

  1. proposed
  2. proposed marriage
  3. proposedly
  4. proposee
  5. proposees
  6. proposement
  7. proposements
  8. proposer
  9. proposers
  10. proposes
  11. proposes marriage

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