STINT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary A stint is a period of time which you spend doing a particular job or activity or working in a particular place He is returning to this country after a five-year stint in Hong Kong
What does stint mean? - Definitions. net A stint is a defined or limited period of time spent doing a particular job or activity It could also refer to the act of limiting or restricting an amount or supply of something
American Heritage Dictionary Entry: stint 1 A length of time spent in a particular way, especially doing a job or fulfilling a duty: a two-year stint in the military 2 A limitation or restriction: working without stint
stint - definition and meaning - Wordnik To limit; restrain; restrict; hence, to limit or confine to a scanty allowance: as, to stint one's self in food; to stint service or help To assign a definite task to; prescribe a specified amount of labor for: as, to stint a pupil or a servant