Stint (Verb)
Meaning 1
Subsist on a meager allowance; "scratch and scrimp".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- She had to stint herself of luxuries in order to save money for college tuition fees.
- The family stints on non-essential expenses during tough financial times.
- He stints on food in order to spend more on traveling and exploring new places.
- For weeks she had been stinting and trying to make ends meet with an extremely low budget.
- They have to stint on everything from groceries to entertainment due to the dwindling household income.
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Meaning 2
Supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; "stint with the allowance".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- She learned to stint with her parents' money while she was in college to avoid overspending.
- The charity stints on advertising in order to allocate more funds to the actual cause.
- He had to stint on luxuries to make ends meet after losing his job.
- The restaurant is stinging and stints on serving sizes to reduce their costs and stay open.
- She stints with the treats given to her children so that they don't consume too much sugar.