stint
1to be frugal; get along on a scanty allowance: Don't stint on the food.They stinted for years in order to save money.
Archaic. to cease action; desist.
to limit to a certain amount, number, share, or allowance, often unduly; set limits to; restrict.
Archaic. to bring to an end; check.
a period of time spent doing something: a two-year stint in the army.
an allotted amount or piece of work: to do one's daily stint.
limitation or restriction, especially as to amount: to give without stint.
a limited, prescribed, or expected quantity, share, rate, etc.: to exceed one's stint.
Obsolete. a pause; halt.
Origin of stint
1Other words for stint
Other words from stint
- stint·ed·ly, adverb
- stint·ed·ness, noun
- stinter, noun
- stint·ing·ly, adverb
- stintless, adjective
- un·stint·ed, adjective
- un·stint·ing, adjective
- un·stint·ing·ly, adverb
Words that may be confused with stint
- stent, stint
Words Nearby stint
Other definitions for stint (2 of 2)
any of various small sandpipers of the genus Calidris, as the least sandpiper.
Origin of stint
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How to use stint in a sentence
Two of these deals seemed set to benefit Energy Transfer, the Texas company on whose board Perry served immediately before and after his stint in Washington.
Rick Perry’s Ukrainian Dream | by Simon Shuster, TIME, and Ilya Marritz, WNYC | September 10, 2020 | ProPublicaI learned about Butora during a brief stint managing the retail shop of a climbing gym in Colorado in 2016.
Need New Climbing Shoes? Check Out These Small Brands. | Chris Kalman | August 29, 2020 | Outside OnlineThe country had been known for its frequent prime ministerial turnover, but Abe has been in power since 2012 — following a short stint from 2006 to 2007.
She’d done an earlier stint with the city, but most recently, she was director of New York University’s Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy.
Why Rent Control Doesn’t Work (Ep. 373 Rebroadcast) | Stephen J. Dubner | March 12, 2020 | FreakonomicsBecause if you’re a human being and your stint is going to end in two or three years, you don’t want to be too harsh on the companies that could end up paying you and giving you lots of money later.
Why Is This Man Running for President? (Ep. 362 Update) | Stephen J. Dubner | December 19, 2019 | Freakonomics
After a stint with a replacement Head Mistress went sour, R seriously considered shutting down La Domaine for good.
Dungeons and Genital Clamps: Inside a Legendary BDSM Chateau | Ian Frisch | December 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAlan Gross was in a cheery mood, having survived a grim five-year stint in a Cuban prison.
Castro's Hipster Apologists Want to Keep Cuba ‘Authentically’ Poor | Michael Moynihan | December 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe said he prefers to forget about his 18-month stint with the Railroad Commission.
Two Texas Regulators Tried to Enforce the Rules. They Were Fired. | David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAfter a brief stint under house arrest, Al-Thani was back on the art scene within a year, this time only as a private collector.
The Mysterious Death of the Art World’s Favorite Sheikh | Lizzie Crocker | November 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn 2010, President Obama then brought her back for a second stint.
For Next AG, Obama Picks a Quiet Fighter With a Heavy Punch | Michael Daly | November 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFor days after his departure, she had kept solitary; busied with little; indulging in her own sad reflections without stint.
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. I. (of XXI.) | Thomas CarlyleNo small stint I had of it too; for he was peevish and touchy as a young badger.
Left on Labrador | Charles Asbury StephensAll day without stint and all night long with the sweep of the hissing drift.
Alcyone | Archibald LampmanIn a country where money was all-powerful the power of money was used without stint and without scruple.
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce | Ambrose BierceI didn't stint myself; but a single glass makes one bad enough, so half a bottle was saved every day.
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British Dictionary definitions for stint (1 of 2)
/ (stɪnt) /
to be frugal or miserly towards (someone) with (something)
archaic to stop or check (something)
an allotted or fixed amount of work
a limitation or check
obsolete a pause or stoppage
Origin of stint
1Derived forms of stint
- stinter, noun
British Dictionary definitions for stint (2 of 2)
/ (stɪnt) /
any of various small sandpipers of the chiefly northern genus Calidris (or Erolia), such as C. minuta (little stint)
Origin of stint
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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