C2verbformaleducationlaw
US/ˈstɪp.jə.leɪt/
UK/ˈstɪp.jə.leɪt/
to state clearly that something must be done, especially as a rule or part of an agreement
In context
The scholarship stipulates that recipients must return home after finishing their degree.
University rules stipulate a minimum attendance of eighty percent.
The contract did not stipulate who would pay for the extra lessons.
Words that go with stipulate
adverb + verb
- clearly stipulateThe rules clearly stipulate that phones must be switched off.
- expressly stipulateThe will expressly stipulates that the house must not be sold.
- specifically stipulateThe grant specifically stipulates how the money may be spent.
verb + preposition
- stipulated inThe deadline is stipulated in the course handbook.
- stipulated byClass sizes must stay below the limit stipulated by law.