stint

[US]/stɪnt/
[UK]/stɪnt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. restriction; a limited supply; a period of time
v. to save; to limit; to reduce costs

Phrases & Collocations

a brief stint

film director's stint

Example Sentences

Don't stint the food.

he's doing a stint in the big house.

he doesn't stint on wining and dining.

Don’t stint yourself;take all you want.

to avoid having to stint yourself, budget in advance.

a collector with an eye for quality and the means to indulge it without stint .

He did a two-year stint in the army when he left school.

his varied career included a stint as a magician.

Her stint as a lifeguard usually consumes three hours a day.

Penny-pinching landlords stinted their tenants on heat and hot water.

After a news crew in Kansas City, Missouri, reported on his stint as a boilermaker, an unemployed dentist who saw the story decided to brush off his old welding skills and apply.

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