stipulation

English

Etymology

From ancient Latin stipula (“a straw”). As was the custom then, the Romans used to break a straw, as a sign of agreement between the negotiating parties, and the stipulations were put in a written form.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌstɪp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/, X-SAMPA: /%stIp.j@.leI.S@n/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

stipulation (plural stipulations)

1. The act of stipulating; a contracting or bargaining; an agreement.
2. Something that is stated or stipulated as a condition of an agreement.

   The stipulations of the contract won't allow you to do that.

   If I lend you my car, my only stipulation is that you fill up the gas tank before returning it.

3. (botany) The situation, arrangement, and structure of the stipules.

Translations

something that is stated or stipulated as a condition of an agreement

• Esperanto: kondiĉo (eo)
• Finnish: ehto (fi), vaatimus (fi), määräys (fi), sopimusehto (fi)
• French: clause (fr) f
• German: Abmachung (de) f, Ausbedingung (de) f, Bestimmung (de) f, Maßgabe (de) f, Übereinkunft (de) f, Vereinbarung (de) f

• Hebrew: התניה (he) (hatnayah) f
• Polish: warunek m, zastrzeżenie n
• Turkish: anlaşma (tr), ittifak (tr), karar (tr)