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stipulate for

[stip-yuh-leyt]

stip·u·late

1[stip-yuh-leyt] verb, -lat·ed, -lat·ing.
verb (used without object)
1.
to make an express demand or arrangement as a condition of agreement (often followed by for).
verb (used with object)
2.
to arrange expressly or specify in terms of agreement: to stipulate a price.
3.
to require as an essential condition in making an agreement: Total disarmament was stipulated in the peace treaty.
4.
to promise, in making an agreement.
5.
Law. to accept (a proposition) without requiring that it be established by proof: to stipulate the existence of certain facts or that an expert witness is qualified.

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Stipulate for is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

Origin:
1615–25; < Latin stipulātus (past participle of stipulārī to demand a formal agreement), apparently equivalent to stipul- (see stipule) + -ātus -ate1

stip·u·la·ble [stip-yuh-luh-buhl] , adjective
stip·u·la·tor, noun
stip·u·la·to·ry [stip-yuh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective
un·stip·u·lat·ed, adjective


2, 3. specify, designate, indicate, cite.

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