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estipular

to stipulate

verb ehs-tee-poo-LAHR Rare

Origin: From Latin stipulari (to bargain, to exact a formal promise).

Usage Note

Estipular means to set out a condition or requirement explicitly in a contract, agreement, or legal text (el contrato estipula que... = the contract stipulates that...). It is a formal, legalistic verb; in everyday speech people use acordar or decir. The related noun is estipulación (stipulation, clause).

Examples

"El acuerdo estipula un plazo de treinta días."

Natural Translation

The agreement stipulates a thirty-day deadline.

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