stint
/stɪnt/
noun
- A fixed or limited period of time spent doing a particular job or activity.
- His stint in the army taught him discipline.
- After a brief stint at the bakery, he decided to go back to school.
- She did a two-year stint as a teacher in Japan.
verb
- To limit or restrict, especially in terms of money, time, or effort; to be sparing or frugal.
- The company stinted on safety training, which led to accidents.
- They stinted themselves on luxuries to save for a house.
- Don't stint on the ingredients if you want the cake to taste good.