stipulation
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stipulate1 (ˈstɪpjʊˌleɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb (foll by for) | |
| 1. | (tr; may take a clause as object) to specify, often as a condition of an agreement |
| 2. | to insist (on) as a term of an agreement |
| 3. | Roman law to make (an oral contract) in the form of question and answer necessary to render it legally valid |
| 4. | (tr; may take a clause as object) to guarantee or promise |
| [C17: from Latin stipulārī, probably from Old Latin stipulus firm, but perhaps from stipula a stalk, from the convention of breaking a straw to ratify a promise] | |
| stipulable1 | |
| —adj | |
| stipu'lation1 | |
| —n | |
| 'stipulator1 | |
| —n | |
| stipulatory1 | |
| —adj | |
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Stipulation
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
stipulation
1552, "engagement or undertaking to do something," from L. stipulationem (nom. stipulatio), from stipulari "exact a promise." Traditionally said to be from L. stipula "straw," in ref. to some obscure symbolic act; this is rejected by most authorities, who, however, have not come up with a better guess.
Meaning "act of specifying one of the terms of a contract or agreement" is recorded from 1750.
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Example sentences
The only stipulation is that his pieces cannot involve the transformation of any material, in any way.
Its zero retention stipulation requires that any shark caught accidently by fishing vessels must be set free.
Some businesses have been advertising job openings with a stipulation that the unemployed need not apply.
The race was decided in one-mile heats with the stipulation that one rider must take two heats to be declared the winner.
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