stint
[verb]
Synonyms:
- be mean, be frugal, be sparing, hold back, skimp on
[noun]
Synonyms:
- share, period, quota, shift, spell, stretch, term, time, turn

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Related Words: amount, quantity, allotment, apportionment, participation, share

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. stint¹ /stɪnt/ noun [countable usually singular]
a period of time spent doing a particular job or activity
stint in/at
Mark did a two-year stint in the army.
stint as
his stint as chairman

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II. stint² verb [intransitive, transitive usually in negatives]
[Language: Old English; Origin: styntan 'to make dull or less sharp']
to provide or use too little of something
stint on
They didn’t stint on food and drink at their wedding.
stint yourself
In order to avoid stinting yourself, make sure you have enough money to cover all your expenses.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

stint
noun
ADJ. long | brief
VERB + STINT do He's doing a brief stint at the World Bank in Washington.
start | finish
PREP. during a/the ~ She met her husband during her stint at the London office.

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