Meaning & use
Stipulating
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Demanding or specifying something as a condition of an agreement.
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The contract stipulates that payment must be made within thirty days.
She agreed to the loan, stipulating that the interest rate stay fixed.
A note on using this word
"Stipulate" traces to the Latin "stipulari," possibly linked to "stipula" ("straw"), from an ancient Roman custom of breaking a straw to seal a bargain.
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specifyingrequiringmandating
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