Definition of stipulate Stipulate

/stɪˈpjʌlejˌt/ - [stipyuleyt] - stip•u•late

We found 12 definitions of stipulate from 6 different sources.

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What does stipulate mean?

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Verb

stipulates, stipulating, stipulated  

stipulate - 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"
  qualify, condition, specify
  undertake, contract promise to do or accomplish; "guarantee to free the prisoners"
  provide take measures in preparation for; "provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship"
stipulate - make an oral contract or agreement in the verbal form of question and answer that is necessary to give it legal force
  undertake, contract promise to do or accomplish; "guarantee to free the prisoners"
  jus civile, justinian code, roman law, civil law the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law
stipulate - give a guarantee or promise of; "They stipulated to release all the prisoners"
  stipulate, condition, qualify, specify make an oral contract or agreement in the verbal form of question and answer that is necessary to give it legal force
  guarantee, vouch give surety or assume responsibility; "I vouch for the quality of my products"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • stipulate (a.)
    Furnished with stipules; as, a stipulate leaf.
  • stipulate (v. i.)
    To make an agreement or covenant with any person or company to do or forbear anything; to bargain; to contract; to settle terms; as, certain princes stipulated to assist each other in resisting the armies of France.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • stipulate
    To require something as a condition of a contract or agreement.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • stipulate
    stip′ū-lāt, v.i. to contract: to settle terms.—ns. Stipulā′tion, act of stipulating: a contract; Stip′ulātor. [L. stipulāri, -ātus, prob. from old L. stipulus, firm, conn. with stipāre, to press firm.]

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  • stipulate, verb, present, 1st person singular of stipulate (infinitive).
  • stipulate, verb (infinitive).

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