stipulation
[stip-yuh-ley-shuh n]
- a condition, demand, or promise in an agreement or contract.
- the act of stipulating.
Origin of stipulation
First recorded in 1545–55, stipulation is from the Latin word stipulātiōn- (stem of stipulātiō). See stipulate1, -ion
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Examples from the Web for stipulation
Contemporary Examples
His one stipulation before okaying a poster of his Jockey ad, for example, was that all proceeds go to cystic fibrosis.
He had one stipulation: nothing in his home could be touched or rearranged.
The stipulation likely to be most widely felt is what experts are calling an effective shutdown of medication abortions.
The stipulation that Ai cannot talk to media is part of what technically is called "obtaining a guarantee pending a trial".
And any stipulation on how to spend the money is unlikely this time around, too.
Historical Examples
Mrs. Ryan, who lives at 139 Gault court, agreed to the stipulation.
The Widow O'Callaghan's BoysGulielma Zollinger
The only stipulation was that his absence from home should not be less than a month.
Beauty and The Beast, and Tales From HomeBayard Taylor
This indeed had been the stipulation on which John had specially insisted.
A Singer from the SeaAmelia Edith Huddleston Barr
This stipulation was revoked by the Peace of Versailles, in 1783.
The observation may be repeated, that the stipulation is itself an admission of their right to make or refuse it.
Word Origin and History for stipulation
n.
1550s, "engagement or undertaking to do something," from Latin stipulationem (nominative stipulatio), from past participle stem of stipulari "exact a promise." Traditionally said to be from Latin stipula "straw," in reference 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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper