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📄 To set terms ⚖️ To agree legally
to stipulate

to stipulate

37 7.2
Say clearly and officially that something must happen in an agreement
  • verb
  • /ˈstɪpjʊˌleɪt/
  • Formal
translation icon : estipular
  • The contract stipulates that payment must be received within 30 days.
  • stipulated in an agreement
  • the law stipulates
  • stipulated in a contract

Now, it's worth noting that NASDAQ had stipulated that licensed broker dealers could not use the system to trade on their own behalf.

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Examples

  • The Peace Accords stipulated that a task force oversee the formation of a national army.

    Academic text (1992)

  • Mr Johnson, did I not stipulate that my attendance here in Manchester was conditional upon there being no mention of any such illegal election?

    Peterloo (2018)

  • Of course, he did not stipulate a particular sum.

    Sense and Sensibility (1995)

  • And the crucial point about the case is that we stipulate that at no point was there a dramatic change.

  • Well, first, I just want to stipulate that that is far rarer than we think it is.

  • And he stipulated that I do this in person.

    The Invisible Man (2020)

  • His financial aid agreement stipulated that he work twenty hours a week.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • The divorce agreement stipulated that Teddy spend a month each summer with his father.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • The NDA that we signed, it stipulated that if I ever had trouble getting a job in film again, I was to go back to Harvey or his lawyer, Hutensky, for help.

    She Said (2022)

  • The RFP stipulated that vendors convert a sample test reel according to NDNP specifications.

    Academic text (2013)

Synonyms

to provide
vsto stipulate
  • Formal
190 4.6

Say in a document what will happen if a certain event occurs

is similar but emphasizes demanding a condition rather than listing outcomes
to specify
vsto stipulate
118 3.5

To give clear, exact details about something

is like that but focuses on formal contract conditions
to lay down
vsto stipulate
  • Formal
70 3.9

Officially set a rule or law that people must follow

is about stating a contract condition rather than creating general rules
to set forth
vsto stipulate
  • Formal
29 4.2

To state something clearly in writing or speech

is narrower and applies to formal terms in agreements
to condition
vsto stipulate
  • Formal
19 5.6

To make something depend on a stated rule or requirement

is to state requirements clearly and formally in a contract

How Forceful

to demand
943 2.7
to require
∞ 1.1
to stipulate
  • Formal
37 7.2
to specify
118 3.5
to state
∞ 1.6
to mention
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

stipulate infinitive
stipulated past
stipulated past participle
stipulating present participle
stipulates third person singular

Etymology

Stipulate comes from the Latin word stipulatio, a formal promise or question-and-answer agreement used in Roman law. So to stipulate today is to say a clear 'condition' or demand that must be met.