stipulation
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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.
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stipulation (plural stipulations)
- 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.
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something that is stated or stipulated as a condition of an agreement
