What is the meaning of stint?

noun

  • An unbroken period of time during which you do something.
    • usage: "there were stretches of boredom"; "he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary"
  • Smallest American sandpiper.
  • An individual's prescribed share of work.
    • usage: "her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her"

verb

  • Subsist on a meager allowance.
    • usage: "scratch and scrimp"
  • Supply sparingly and with restricted quantities.
    • usage: "sting with the allowance"
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