stint

stint ¹

1. To restrict or limit, as in amount or number; be sparing with.
2. Archaic To cause to stop.

1. To subsist on a meager allowance; be frugal.
2. Archaic To stop or desist.

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.

Origin: Middle English stinten, to cease, from Old English styntan, to blunt.

Related Forms:

• stinter stintˈer noun

• stintˈing·ly adverb

stint ²

Origin: Middle English stint, from Old English.