Stipulate

  • 11stipulate — stipulate1 stipulable /stip yeuh leuh beuhl/, adj. stipulator, n. stipulatory /stip yeuh leuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. /stip yeuh layt /, v., stipulated, stipulating. v.i. 1. to make an express demand or arrangement as a condition of agreement… …

    Universalium

  • 12stipulate — v. 1) (L) the contract stipulates that the work must be finished by the end of the year 2) (Q) did they stipulate how the job was to be done? * * * [ stɪpjʊleɪt] (0) did they stipulate how the job was to be done? (L) the contract stipulates that… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 13stipulate — stip|u|late [ stıpjə,leıt ] verb transitive to say what is allowed or what is necessary: The regulations stipulate the maximum number of children allowed in a class. stipulate that: The constitution stipulates that a new President must be elected …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 14stipulate — [[t]stɪ̱pjʊleɪt[/t]] stipulates, stipulating, stipulated VERB If you stipulate a condition or that something must be done, you say clearly that it must be done. [V that/wh] She could have stipulated that she would pay when she collected the… …

    English dictionary

  • 15stipulate — verb Stipulate is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑constitution, ↑regulation, ↑rule …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 16stipulate — Synonyms 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,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 17stipulate — [17] Tradition has it that the etymological notion underlying stipulate is an ancient custom of breaking a straw to seal a bargain. The word comes from the Latin verb stipulārī ‘bargain, demand’, and it has been speculated that this was derived… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 18stipulate — verb (T) to say that something must be done, when you are making an agreement or offer: Vanessa clearly stipulated payment in advance. | stipulate that sth be done: Tony stipulated that all expenses be refunded …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19stipulate — I stip•u•late [[t]ˈstɪp yəˌleɪt[/t]] v. lat•ed, lat•ing 1) to arrange expressly or specify in terms of agreement: to stipulate a price[/ex] 2) to require as an essential condition in making an agreement 3) to promise, in making an agreement 4) to …

    From formal English to slang

  • 20stipulate — I. /ˈstɪpjəleɪt / (say stipyuhlayt) verb (stipulated, stipulating) –verb (i) 1. (sometimes followed by for) to make an express demand or arrangement, as a condition of agreement. –verb (t) 2. to arrange expressly or specify in terms of agreement …