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- DictionaryStint/stint/
verb
- 1. supply an ungenerous or inadequate amount of (something): "stowage room hasn't been stinted"
noun
- 1. a person's fixed or allotted period of work: "his varied career included a stint as a magician"
- 2. limitation of supply or effort: "a collector with an eye for quality and the means to indulge it without stint"
stint. verb [ I or T, usually in negatives ] us / stɪnt / uk / stɪnt /. to provide, take, or use only a small amount of something: The bride's parents did not stint on the champagne - there was plenty for everyone.
Define stint. stint synonyms, stint pronunciation, stint translation, English dictionary definition of stint. v. stint·ed , stint·ing , stints v. intr. 1. To be frugal or economical in providing something; hold back: The host did not stint on the wine.
The noun stint means a set amount of time in which you do something — often work of some sort. "She served a stint in the army, followed by a stint in an office setting, before settling on a career as a lounge singer." Unlike a project or vocation, a stint can refer to the stretch of time spent doing a particular job.
3 days ago · A stint is a period of time which you spend doing a particular job or activity or working in a particular place.
Stint definition: To be frugal or economical in providing something; hold back.
noun. /stɪnt/ (+ adv./prep.) a period of time that you spend working somewhere or doing a particular activity. He did a stint abroad early in his career. He hated his two-year stint in the Navy. I’ve done my stint in the kitchen for today. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin. Take your English to the next level.
noun. 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. See more.
