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Stipulate vs Laydown - What's the difference?

stipulate | laydown |

As a verb stipulate

is to require (something) as a condition of a contract or agreement.

As an adjective stipulate

is having stipules; that is, having outgrowths borne on either side of the base of the leafstalk.

As a noun laydown is

the act of laying something down.

stipulate

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Verb

(stipulat)
  • To require (something) as a condition of a contract or agreement.
  • To specify, promise or guarantee something in an agreement.
  • To acknowledge the truth of; not to challenge.
  • Derived terms
    * stipulated * stipulation * stipulative

    Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (botany) Having stipules; that is, having outgrowths borne on either side of the base of the leafstalk.
  • Antonyms
    * exstipulate

    laydown

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (usually, uncountable) The act of laying something down
  • *{{quote-book, 1992, T.S. Shuler et al., Polymer Modified Asphalt Binders, chapter=Design and Construction of Asphalt Concrete Using Polymer Modified Asphalt Binders citation
  • , passage=However, significant smoke was observed during laydown of this mixture. }}
  • (publishing) A physical mockup or layout of a page design
  • *{{quote-book, 2006, Susan Linnet Cox, Photo Styling citation
  • , passage=It was a week's worth of laydowns portraying the full line of athletic clothing for that season
  • (military) A pattern of deployment
  • *{{quote-book, 1984, Ashton B. Carter et al., Ballistic Missile Defense citation
  • , passage=The offense could contrive a variety of laydowns to intensify the defense's problems.}}
  • (bridge) A hand which is so strong that the declarer can simply expose it and claim the number of tricks required by his or her contract
  • *{{quote-news, 2008, December 26, Phillip Alder, Set the Toys Aside and Listen to What the Cards Are Saying, The New York Times citation
  • , passage=North-South rested in five spades, with grand slams in spades and clubs laydown .}}
  • (fishing) A tree fallen in water, where anglers might target fish
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  • See also

    *(wikipedia "laydown")