Meaning

5 senses
  1. (transitive)To require (something) as a condition of a contract or agreement.

    stipulieren

    предусма́триватьpredusmátrivatʹ, оговариватьogovarivatʹ

    specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement

  2. (transitive)To specify, promise or guarantee something in an agreement.

    vereinbaren

    оговариватьogovarivatʹ

    give a guarantee or promise of

  3. (US, formal, transitive)To acknowledge the truth of; not to challenge.

    The defense stipulates that the witness has identified my client.

    anerkennen

  4. (intransitive)To ask for a contractual term.

  5. (formal, intransitive)To mutually agree.

    We will stipulate to our receipt of all pertinent discovery documents.

Examples

7 sentences
  1. We'll stipulate to cause of death.

  2. Why wouldn't you stipulate that in the contract?

    deWarum würdest du das nicht im Vertrag festlegen? — GuidoW · CC BY 2.0 FR

  3. It is stipulated that we should receive a month's vacation every year.

    ruПредусмотрен ежегодный отпуск продолжительностью один месяц. — bredsky

  4. Did you stipulate that it was to be delivered by August first?

  5. If you stipulate that these things are true, I will sign the contract.

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to require as a condition of a contract or agreement:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
to require as a condition of a contract or agreement:
to specify, promise or guarantee something in an agreement:
to acknowledge the truth of:

Origin

From Latin stipulātus, perfect active participle of stipulor (“to demand a formal promise,

From Latin stipulātus, perfect active participle of stipulor (“to demand a formal promise, stipulate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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Forms

stipulates, stipulating, stipulated, stipulated
Base formstipulate · to stipulate
3rd person singularstipulates
Present participlestipulating
Past simplestipulated
Past participlestipulated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theystipulate
he, she, itstipulates

Past simpleLesson

all personsstipulated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave stipulated
he, she, ithas stipulated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill stipulate

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement:qualifyconditionspecify

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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