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Definition of “stint”

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1stint1 (stɪntPronunciation for stint1) 

Definitions

verb

  1. to be frugal or miserly towards (someone) with (something)
  2. archaic to stop or check (something)

noun

  1. an allotted or fixed amount of work
  2. a limitation or check
  3. obsolete a pause or stoppage

Alternative Forms

ˈstinter noun

Word Origin

Old English styntan  to blunt; related to Old Norse stytta to cut short; see stuntOld English to blunt; related to Old Norse to cut short; see 1

Synonyms

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= term, time, turn, bit, period, share, tour, shift, stretch, spell, quota, assignment,
= be mean hold back, be sparing scrimp, skimp on, save, withhold, begrudge, economize, be frugal be parsimonious be mingy spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar

2stint2 (stɪntPronunciation for stint2) 

Definitions

noun

  1. any of various small sandpipers of the chiefly northern genus any of various small sandpipers of the chiefly northern genus Calidris  (or any of various small sandpipers of the chiefly northern genus (or Erolia ), such as any of various small sandpipers of the chiefly northern genus (or ), such as C. minuta (little stint)

Word Origin

Old English; related to Middle High German stinz  small salmon, Swedish dialect stinta teenager; see stuntOld English; related to Middle High German small salmon, Swedish dialect teenager; see 1

Usage examples

  • The technicians were rotated on the basis of a fortnight's stint at a time.
    Jenkins, Geoffrey, A Daystar of Fear (1994)
  • However, ten songs were completed during a recent stint in Morocco, leaving the group with very little left to do.
    NME (New Musical Express) (2002)
  • After a stint in Asia, she moved to New York in 1995, with responsibilities that included securitization and credit.
    Globe and Mail (2003)
  • Both played high-quality snooker as the opening stint ended 4-4 with each recording a century break.
    Glasgow Herald (2001)
  • Once more, the English attacked and captured the ship he was travelling in, resulting in a stint in an Irish jail.
    Jack Turner, SPICE: The History of a Temptation (2004)

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