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stint

The correct spelling is stint.

How to pronounce stint

/stɪnt/
noun

IPA: /stɪnt/

Say it like: Sti-nt

The correct spelling is stint. A period of time spent doing or being something; a spell. For example: "He had a stint in jail."

Usage Examples

He had a stint in jail.

The next party you throw, don't stint on the beer.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A period of time spent doing or being something; a spell.
  2. 2.Limit; bound; restraint; extent.
  3. 3.Quantity or task assigned; proportion allotted.
  4. 4.Any of several very small wading birds in the genus Calidris. Types of sandpiper, such as the dunlin or the sanderling.

verb

  1. 1.To stop (an action); cease, desist.
  2. 2.To stop speaking or talking (of a subject).
  3. 3.To be sparing or mean.
  4. 4.To restrain within certain limits; to bound; to restrict to a scant allowance.
  5. 5.To assign a certain task to (a person), upon the performance of which he/she is excused from further labour for that day or period; to stent.

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