stipulation

«stipulation» in Mova's school dictionary: a condition or rule that must be kept as part of an… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a stipulation, stipulations); verb stipulate (stipulate, stipulates, stipulated, stipulating)

meaning for a pupil

(formal) A stipulation is a condition or rule that must be kept as part of an agreement: you may borrow it, with the stipulation that you return it on time. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in formal and exam language, contracts, rules and competitions; it tells the reader that something is a must. In maths word problems in formal voice, a stipulation is a condition the answer must meet: «with the stipulation that each group has the same number». Plain words: condition, rule, «as long as».

examples

• The prize had one stipulation: you must be under 12 to enter. tree →
• Grandpa lent us his car with the stipulation that we wash it. tree →
• The contract contains a stipulation about holidays. tree →
• The puzzle has a stipulation: each number may be used only once. tree →
• The rules stipulate that every player must wear a helmet. tree →
• The club accepted her with no stipulations. tree →

note

Formal word; in everyday speech say «condition» or «rule». Countable: a stipulation, two stipulations. In a maths problem a stipulation limits the answers: «with the stipulation that no box is empty» means every box has at least 1.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «stipulation» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.