stipulate meaning and definition

STIPULATE verb

Definition of stipulate (verb)

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