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stint 1       (stĭnt)  Pronunciation Key 
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.


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

stint'er n., stint'ing·ly adv.
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stinting

adjective
avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "'scotch' is used only informally" [syn: economical] 

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