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stint
noun
verb
An individual's prescribed share of work
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noun
An individual's prescribed share of work
“Her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her”
noun
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noun
An unbroken period of time during which you do something
“There were stretches of boredom”
verb
Supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
“Stint with the allowance”
verb
Subsist on a meager allowance
“Scratch and scrimp”
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Her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her
There were stretches of boredom
He did a stretch in the federal penitentiary
Stint with the allowance
Scratch and scrimp
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