Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stipulation

/ˌstɪp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables: stip-u-la-tion
IPA: /ˌstɪp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of stipulating; a contracting or bargaining; an agreement.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Something that is stated or stipulated as a condition of an agreement.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The situation, arrangement, and structure of the stipules.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A goal to be achieved in a chess problem; for example, to checkmate Black within a specified number of moves.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The stipulations of the contract won't allow you to do that."
"If I lend you my car, my only stipulation is that you fill up the gas tank before returning it."
"The acts authorising the subsequent Underground lines would include a stipulation that cheap early morning fares be provided, and the Cheap Trains Act of 1883 would standardise the terms for all railways."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steyp-der. Proto-Italic *stips Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-elā Proto-Italic *stipelā Latin stipula? ▲ Proto-Italic *stipelā Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *stipelāō? Latin stipulārī Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin stipulātiōbor. English stipulation Borrowed from Latin stipulātiō.

Usage

Inflected Forms

stipulations (plural)

Derived Forms

nonstipulation restipulation stipulational stipulationally

Frequently Paired Words

stipulate

Synonyms

specification condition precondition judicial admission

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce stipulation?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌstɪp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/.
What does stipulation mean?: The act of stipulating; a contracting or bargaining; an agreement.
Where does stipulation come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steyp-der. Proto-Italic *stips Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-elā Proto-Italic *stipelā Latin stipula? ▲ Proto-Italic *stipelā Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *stipelāō? Latin stipulārī Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin stipulātiōbor. English stipulation Borrowed from Latin stipulātiō.

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