stipulation

[ stip-yuh-ley-shuhn ]

/ ˌstɪp yəˈleɪ ʃən /

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noun

a condition, demand, or promise in an agreement or contract.

the act of stipulating.

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Origin of stipulation

First recorded in 1545–55, stipulation is from the Latin word stipulātiōn- (stem of stipulātiō). See stipulate¹, -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM stipulation

non·stip·u·la·tion, nounre·stip·u·la·tion, noun

Words nearby stipulation

stipitiform, stipo, stipple, stipulate, stipulated, stipulation, stipule, stipuliform, stir, stirabout, stir-crazy

How to use stipulation in a sentence

In an effort to ensure the federal money is distributed equitably, local governments have imposed a patchwork of stipulations.
Millions of Tenants Behind on Rent, Small Landlords Struggling, Eviction Moratoriums Expiring Soon: Inside the Next Housing Crisis|Abby Vesoulis/Seattle|February 18, 2021|Time
“The president and regents try to address this necessarily deliberative process as quickly as possible, even without stipulations on timing,” said UC Office of the President communications specialist Stett Holbrook.
A UCSD Professor Sent a Student Porn. Here’s Why it Took a Year to Fire Him.|Ethan Coston|February 17, 2021|Voice of San Diego
In addition to opposing payments to publishers in order to link to them within the main search results, Google has also objected to these other Code stipulations.
Australia’s showdown with Google has profound implications for domestic businesses and other digital platforms|George Nguyen|February 2, 2021|Search Engine Land
Instacart said it will provide both in-store shoppers and contractors with a $25 stipend if they get vaccinated, with the stipulation that they must have completed five deliveries in the last 30 days.
Trader Joe’s and Other Grocers Will Pay Employees to Get Vaccinated|Jenny G. Zhang|January 20, 2021|Eater

To try them legally — an important stipulation for Young — she would have to look abroad.
Will psychedelic mushroom vacations come to the U. S.?|Jen Rose Smith|January 7, 2021|Washington Post
His one stipulation before okaying a poster of his Jockey ad, for example, was that all proceeds go to cystic fibrosis.
Will the Real Jim Palmer Please Stand Up|Tom Boswell|September 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He had one stipulation: nothing in his home could be touched or rearranged.
Casa de la Torre: The Museum of Mexico’s Liberace|Brandon Presser|March 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The stipulation likely to be most widely felt is what experts are calling an effective shutdown of medication abortions.
Governor Jan Brewer Signs Arizona’s Extreme New Abortion Law|Allison Yarrow|April 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The stipulation that Ai cannot talk to media is part of what technically is called "obtaining a guarantee pending a trial".
Ai Weiwei Comes Home|Melinda Liu, Isaac Stone Fish|June 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST
And any stipulation on how to spend the money is unlikely this time around, too.
Which States Squandered Their Stimulus Money?|David A. Graham|February 3, 2011|DAILY BEAST
But why, thought Aristide, did he not at once consent to sell the papers on the stipulation that he should be paid in notes?
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
The same is true of a stipulation insuring against death by suicide while sane.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
When that time arrived, however, for carrying this stipulation into effect, an unexpected difficulty occurred.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
There is nothing offensive in such a stipulation,” said I; “and I even sympathise with the feeling that inspired it.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI|Robert Louis Stevenson
The effect of this stipulation was probably never considered.
The History of Tasmania , Volume II (of 2)|John West