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stated

[ stey-tid ]
/ ˈsteɪ tɪd /
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adjective
fixed or settled: a stated price.
explicitly set forth; declared as fact.
recognized or official.
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Origin of stated

First recorded in 1635–45; state + -ed2

OTHER WORDS FROM stated

stat·ed·ly, adverbun·stat·ed, adjectivewell-stated, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for stated

stated
/ (ˈsteɪtɪd) /

adjective
(esp of a sum) determined by agreement; fixed
explicitly formulated or narrateda stated argument
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