# der Vorschlag zur Güte

der Vorschlag zur Güte is a German noun meaning “a proposal for a compromise, implying that the offerer thinks their previous offer was already fair, but that they are willing to go one step further in order to avoid conflict”. Forms: des Vorschlags zur Güte, die Vorschläge zur Güte.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Vorschlags zur Güte
- Plural: die Vorschläge zur Güte

## Meanings

1. _idiomatic_ a proposal for a compromise, implying that the offerer thinks their previous offer was already fair, but that they are willing to go one step further in order to avoid conflict
   - Ich sehe nicht ein, warum Ihnen zwei Drittel der Verkaufseinnahmen zustehen sollten. Als Vorschlag zur Güte kann ich allenfalls anbieten, von meinem Anteil die vollen Notarkosten zu übernehmen. — I cannot see why you should be entitled to two thirds of the sale revenues. As a compromise proposal I could only offer to cover the entire notary fees from my share.

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