What is the meaning of stipulate?

verb

  • Specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement.
    • usage: "The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life"; "The contract stipulates the dates of the payments"
  • Give a guarantee or promise of.
    • usage: "They stipulated to release all the prisoners"
  • Make an oral contract or agreement in the verbal form of question and answer that is necessary to give it legal force. .
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