1) (L) the contract stipulates that the work must be finished by the end of the year
2) (Q) did they stipulate how the job was to be done?
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
stipulate — stip·u·late / sti pyə ˌlāt/ vb lat·ed, lat·ing [Latin stipulatus, past participle of stipulari to exact (as from a prospective debtor) a formal guarantee when making an oral contract] vi 1: to make an agreement or covenant about something (as… … Law dictionary
stipulate — UK US /ˈstɪpjəleɪt/ verb [T] FORMAL ► to state exactly what something must be or how something must be done: »The contract stipulated a three month notice period. stipulate sth in sth »They offered Jones one year of severance pay plus benefits as … Financial and business terms
Stipulate — Stip u*late, a. (Bot.) Furnished with stipules; as, a stipulate leaf. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stipulate — Stip u*late, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Stipulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stipulating}.] [L. stipulatus, p. p. of stipulari to stipulate, fr. OL. stipulus firm, fast; probably akin to L. stipes a post. Cf. {Stiff}.] To make an agreement or covenant with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stipulate — stipulate1 [stip′yə lāt΄] vt. stipulated, stipulating [< L stipulatus, pp. of stipulari, to bargain < or akin to Umbrian stiplo, to stipulate; akin to L stips: see STIPEND] 1. to include specifically in the terms of an agreement, contract,… … English World dictionary
stipulate — 1620s, from L. stipulatus, pp. of stipulari (see STIPULATION (Cf. stipulation)). Related: Stipulated; stipulating … Etymology dictionary
stipulate — [v] decide on conditions agree, arrange, bargain, condition, contract, covenant, designate, detail, engage, guarantee, impose, insist upon, lay down, lay finger on, make, make a point, name, particularize, pin down, pledge, postulate, promise,… … New thesaurus
stipulate — ► VERB ▪ demand or specify as part of a bargain or agreement. DERIVATIVES stipulation noun. ORIGIN Latin stipulari demand as a formal promise … English terms dictionary
stipulate — UK [ˈstɪpjʊleɪt] / US [ˈstɪpjəˌleɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms stipulate : present tense I/you/we/they stipulate he/she/it stipulates present participle stipulating past tense stipulated past participle stipulated formal to say what is allowed … English dictionary
stipulate — stip|u|late [ˈstıpjuleıt] v [T] formal [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of stipulari to demand ] if an agreement, law, or rule stipulates something, it must be done = ↑state ▪ Laws stipulate the maximum interest rate that… … Dictionary of contemporary English
stipulate — stipulate1 stipulable /stip yeuh leuh beuhl/, adj. stipulator, n. stipulatory /stip yeuh leuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. /stip yeuh layt /, v., stipulated, stipulating. v.i. 1. to make an express demand or arrangement as a condition of agreement… … Universalium
