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verb

stipulate

CEFR C2

to demand or specify a requirement as part of an agreement

In a sentence

Six example sentences with stipulate, each labelled with its topic.

  • The lease will stipulate that the tenant repaint every wall before leaving, or forfeit the deposit in full.

    Law

  • Investors will stipulate a board seat before releasing the second tranche, which founders rarely appreciate until the signing day.

    Business

  • The competition brief stipulates that every design reuse the existing brick facade, which rules out the three tallest proposals.

    Architecture

  • His contract stipulates a private room on every road trip, a clause the team learned about only when the hotel bills arrived.

    Basketball

  • The pianist's contract stipulates a freshly tuned grand piano in every hall, tuned again during the interval if the room is humid.

    Music

  • The treaty stipulates that inspectors may visit any site with forty-eight hours' notice, a clause both parliaments argued over for months.

    Politics

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