/ stɪnt; NAmE / noun , verb
■ noun
stint (as sth) a period of time that you spend working somewhere or doing a particular activity :
He did a stint abroad early in his career.
a two-year stint in the Navy
■ verb
stint (on sth) | stint (yourself) (usually used in negative sentences) to provide or use only a small amount of sth :
[ v ]
She never stints on the food at her parties.
[ vn ]
We don't need to stint ourselves—have some more!
—see also unstinting
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English styntan make blunt, of Germanic origin; related to the verb stunt .