proposal

/pɹəˈpəʊzəl/noun

A plan or suggestion put forward for others to consider or approve.

Example sentence

“The board rejected the proposal to cut the training budget.”

Covers business documents and marriage offers alike: 'a marriage proposal' is fully standard, not figurative.

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