undertaking vs proposition

proposition vs undertaking

undertaking and proposition both are nouns.

undertaking is not a verb while proposition is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
undertaking	Yes	No	No	No
proposition	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, proposition is a hyponym of undertaking; that is, proposition is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than undertaking:

undertaking: any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
proposition: a task to be dealt with

Other hyponyms of undertaking include breeze, child's play, cinch, duck soup, picnic, piece of cake, pushover, snap, walkover, adventure, dangerous undertaking, escapade, risky venture, assignment, baby, endeavor, endeavour, enterprise, labor of love, labour of love, endurance contest, marathon, no-brainer, large order, tall order, venture.

undertaking (noun)	proposition (noun)
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted	a task to be dealt with
the trade of a funeral director	(logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
	a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection
	the act of making a proposal
	an offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual favors)

undertaking (verb)	proposition (verb)
	suggest sex to

Difference between undertaking and proposition

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