stint

🇺🇸 /stɪnt/ 🇬🇧 /stɪnt/
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noun
R

A specific period of time spent working or doing an activity.

During his stint as a teacher, he learned a lot about patience.

verb
R

To limit or be sparing in the use of something.

She never stints on ingredients when she bakes, which is why her cakes are so delicious.

translation

n. A specific period of time spent working or doing an activity.
v. To limit or be sparing in the use of something.

Word Forms

3rd Present stints
Progressive stinting
Past stinted
Plural stints
Perfect stinted