Stipulate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

give a guarantee or promise of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈɪpjʊlˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈɪpjʊlˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈɪpjʊlˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /stˈɪpjʊlˌeɪt/.

Examples

The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life
The contract stipulates the dates of the payments
They stipulated to release all the prisoners

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

specify condition qualify

Parts of Speech

verb	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”
verb	give a guarantee or promise of “They stipulated to release all the prisoners”
verb	make an oral contract or agreement in the verbal form of question and answer that is necessary to give it legal force

Word Forms

stipulatory	adjective	constituted or contracted by stipulation or agreement
stipulation	noun	a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement
qualification	noun	an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something
condition	noun	an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
specification	noun	a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

festlegen

als Bedingung oder Anforderung in einem Vertrag oder einer Vereinbarung festlegen; eine ausdrückliche Forderung oder Bestimmung in einer Vereinbarung treffen

🇫🇷French

stipuler

préciser comme condition ou exigence dans un contrat ou un accord ; faire une demande expresse ou une disposition dans un accord

🇪🇸Spanish

estipular

especificar como condición o requisito en un contrato o acuerdo; hacer una demanda o disposición expresa en un acuerdo

🇮🇹Italian

stipulare

specificare come condizione o requisito in un contratto o accordo; fare una richiesta o una disposizione espressa in un contratto

🇳🇱Dutch

bepalen

specificeren als voorwaarde of eis in een contract of overeenkomst; een uitdrukkelijke eis of bepaling in een overeenkomst opnemen

🇵🇹Portuguese

estipular

especificar como condição ou requisito em um contrato ou acordo; fazer uma exigência expressa ou disposição em um acordo

🇷🇺Russian

оговаривать

указать в качестве условия или требования в контракте или соглашении; сделать прямое требование или положение в соглашении

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शर्त लगाना

किसी अनुबंध या समझौते में एक शर्त या आवश्यकता के रूप में निर्दिष्ट करें; किसी समझौते में स्पष्ट मांग या प्रावधान करना

🇧🇩Bengali

শর্ত করা

একটি চুক্তি বা চুক্তিতে শর্ত বা প্রয়োজনীয়তা হিসাবে উল্লেখ করুন; একটি চুক্তিতে একটি স্পষ্ট দাবি বা বিধান করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

நிபந்தனை

ஒரு ஒப்பந்தம் அல்லது ஒப்பந்தத்தில் ஒரு நிபந்தனை அல்லது தேவை என குறிப்பிடவும்; ஒரு ஒப்பந்தத்தில் வெளிப்படையான கோரிக்கை அல்லது ஏற்பாடு செய்யுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

షరతు పెట్టండి

ఒప్పందం లేదా ఒప్పందంలో షరతు లేదా అవసరంగా పేర్కొనండి; ఒప్పందంలో ఎక్స్‌ప్రెస్ డిమాండ్ లేదా నిబంధన చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

अट

करार किंवा करारामध्ये अट किंवा आवश्यकता म्हणून निर्दिष्ट करा; करारामध्ये स्पष्ट मागणी किंवा तरतूद करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિયત

કરાર અથવા કરારમાં શરત અથવા જરૂરિયાત તરીકે સ્પષ્ટ કરો; કરારમાં સ્પષ્ટ માંગ અથવા જોગવાઈ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಷರತ್ತು ವಿಧಿಸಿ

ಒಪ್ಪಂದ ಅಥವಾ ಒಪ್ಪಂದದಲ್ಲಿ ಷರತ್ತು ಅಥವಾ ಅವಶ್ಯಕತೆಯಂತೆ ಸೂಚಿಸಿ; ಒಪ್ಪಂದದಲ್ಲಿ ಎಕ್ಸ್‌ಪ್ರೆಸ್ ಬೇಡಿಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ನಿಬಂಧನೆಯನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വ്യവസ്ഥ ചെയ്യുന്നു

ഒരു കരാറിലോ കരാറിലോ ഒരു വ്യവസ്ഥ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആവശ്യകതയായി വ്യക്തമാക്കുക; ഒരു കരാറിൽ ഒരു പ്രത്യേക ആവശ്യം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വ്യവസ്ഥ ഉണ്ടാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਰਧਾਰਤ

ਇਕਰਾਰਨਾਮੇ ਜਾਂ ਇਕਰਾਰਨਾਮੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ਰਤ ਜਾਂ ਲੋੜ ਦੇ ਤੌਰ ਤੇ ਨਿਰਧਾਰਤ ਕਰੋ; ਇਕਰਾਰਨਾਮੇ ਵਿਚ ਸਪੱਸ਼ਟ ਮੰਗ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਵਸਥਾ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

شرط لگانا

کسی معاہدے یا معاہدے میں شرط یا ضرورت کے طور پر بیان کریں؛ کسی معاہدے میں ایک واضح مطالبہ یا فراہمی کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

规定

在合同或协议中指定为条件或要求；在协议中提出明确的要求或规定

🇯🇵Japanese

規定する

契約または協定の条件または要件として指定する。契約書に明示的な要求または規定を設ける

🇰🇷Korean

규정하다

계약이나 계약의 조건이나 요구 사항으로 지정합니다. 계약에서 명시적인 요구나 조항을 작성하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quy định

chỉ định như một điều kiện hoặc yêu cầu trong hợp đồng hoặc thỏa thuận; đưa ra một yêu cầu hoặc điều khoản rõ ràng trong một thỏa thuận

🇹🇭Thai

กำหนด

ระบุเป็นเงื่อนไขหรือข้อกำหนดในสัญญาหรือข้อตกลง ทำการเรียกร้องหรือข้อกำหนดโดยชัดแจ้งในข้อตกลง

🇮🇩Indonesian

menetapkan

ditetapkan sebagai syarat atau persyaratan dalam suatu kontrak atau perjanjian; membuat tuntutan atau ketentuan yang tegas dalam suatu perjanjian

🇵🇭Filipino

itakda

tukuyin bilang kondisyon o kinakailangan sa isang kontrata o kasunduan; gumawa ng hayagang kahilingan o probisyon sa isang kasunduan

🇲🇾Malay

menetapkan

nyatakan sebagai syarat atau keperluan dalam kontrak atau perjanjian; membuat tuntutan atau peruntukan yang nyata dalam perjanjian

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تنص

التحديد كشرط أو شرط في عقد أو اتفاقية؛ تقديم طلب صريح أو شرط في الاتفاقية

🇮🇷Persian

شرط می کند

به عنوان یک شرط یا الزام در یک قرارداد یا توافق مشخص کنید. درخواست یا شرط صریح در یک توافق نامه ارائه دهید

🇹🇷Turkish

şart koşmak

bir sözleşme veya anlaşmada bir koşul veya gereklilik olarak belirtmek; bir anlaşmada açık bir talep veya hükümde bulunmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַתְנוֹת

לציין כתנאי או דרישה בחוזה או בהסכם; להציע דרישה או הוראה מפורשת בהסכם

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What is the primary definition of the word 'stipulate'?

The primary meaning of 'stipulate' is 'specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'stipulate' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'stipulate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'stipulate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'stipulate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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