stint

stint ¹  (stnt)

v. stint·ed, stint·ing, stints

v.tr.

1. To restrict or limit, as in amount or number; be sparing with.

2. Archaic To cause to stop.

v.intr.

1. To subsist on a meager allowance; be frugal.

2. Archaic To stop or desist.

n.

1. A length of time spent in a particular way: a two-year stint in the military.

2. A fixed amount or share of work allotted. See Synonyms at task.

3. A limitation or restriction: working without stint.

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[Middle English stinten, to cease, from Old English styntan, to blunt.]

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stinter n.

stinting·ly adv.

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stint

Verb

to be miserly with (something): don't stint on paper napkins

Noun

a given amount of work [Old English styntan to blunt]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stint - an unbroken period of time during which you do something; "there were stretches of boredom"; "he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary" stretch duration, continuance - the period of time during which something continues
	2.	stint - smallest American sandpiper Erolia minutilla, least sandpiper sandpiper - any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers Erolia, genus Erolia - a genus of Scolopacidae
	3.	stint - an individual's prescribed share of work; "her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her" chore, job, task - a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee; "estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars"; "the job of repairing the engine took several hours"; "the endless task of classifying the samples"; "the farmer's morning chores"
Verb	1.	stint - subsist on a meager allowance; "scratch and scrimp" scrimp, skimp save - spend less; buy at a reduced price
	2.	stint - supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; "sting with the allowance" scant, skimp furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"

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stint

noun 1. term, time, turn, bit, period, share, tour, shift, stretch, spell, quota, assignment

verb 2. be mean, hold back, be sparing, scrimp, skimp on, save, withhold, begrudge, economize, be frugal, be parsimonious, be mingy Brit. (informal) spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar

Translations

stint [stɪnt] n → tarea, destajo;

to do one's stint (at sth) → hacer su parte (de algo), hacer lo que corresponde (de algo) vi to stint on → escatimar

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stint [stɪnt] n → part f de travail

vi to stint on → lésiner sur, être chiche de

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stint [stɪnt] n (period) → Zeit f;

(batch of work) → Pensum nt;

(share) → Teil m

vi to stint on → sparen mit

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stint [stɪnt] n → lavoro, compito

vi to stint on → lesinare su