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# stipulation

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

«stipulation» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stipulation/#m1)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stipulation/#x1)
- Grandpa lent us his car with the stipulation that we wash it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stipulation/#x2)
- The contract contains a stipulation about holidays. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stipulation/#x3)
- The puzzle has a stipulation: each number may be used only once. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stipulation/#x4)
- The rules stipulate that every player must wear a helmet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stipulation/#x5)
- The club accepted her with no stipulations. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stipulation/#x6)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «stipulation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stipulation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«stipulation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/stipulation.html) on Mova free.