counterproposal

[ koun-ter-pruh-poh-zuhl ]

noun
  1. a proposal offered to offset or substitute for a preceding one.

Origin of counterproposal

1
First recorded in 1880–85; counter- + proposal

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British Dictionary definitions for counterproposal

counterproposal

/ (ˈkaʊntəprəˌpəʊzəl) /


noun
  1. a proposal offered as an alternative to a previous proposal

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