Dictionary Definition
stipulate
Verb
1 specify as a condition or requirement in a
contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an
agreement; "The will stipulates that she can live in the house for
the rest of her life"; "The contract stipulates the dates of the
payments" [syn: qualify,
condition, specify]
2 give a guarantee or promise of; "They
stipulated to release all the prisoners"
3 make an oral contract or agreement in the
verbal form of question and answer that is necessary to give it
legal force
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation 1
- /ˈstɪpjuˌleɪt/ or /ˈstɪpjəˌleɪt/
Verb
Translations
To specify, promise or guarantee something in an
agreement
Derived terms
Pronunciation 2
- /ˈstɪpjələt/
Adjective
- In the context of "botany": Having stipules
Italian
Verb
stipulate- Form of Second-person plural present tense, stipulare
- Form of Second-person plural imperative, stipulare#Italian|stipulare
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
agree,
agree to, assign, attach
a condition, bargain,
bargain for, call for, compact, condition, contend for,
contract, covenant, demand, denominate, designate, detail, determine, do a deal, engage, fight for, fix, guarantee, have a catch, have
a joker, indicate,
insist on, insist upon, make a deal, make conditional, make
contingent, make reservations, mark, mention, name, particularize, pick out,
pin down, point out, promise, provide, provide for, qualify, require, select, set, set conditions, set forth, set
terms, signify, specialize, specifically
provide, specify,
state, stickle for,
stipulate for, strive for, struggle for, undertake, vie for, warrant