The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - stint n.

1) share, quota, allotment, bit, assignment, stretch, shift, term, time, job, chore, task, routine, turn, tour, duty, responsibility, obligation, charge: She had done her stint of washing-up and refused to do any more. 2) control, curb, limit, limitation, restriction, check, restraint, constraint, condition, qualification, reservation: The committee is free to exercise without stint its power to raise membership fees. --v. 3) control, curb, limit, restrict: Don't stint yourself, lunch is on the firm. 4) skimp, scrimp, be stingy or cheap or penurious or parsimonious or sparing or frugal, hold back (on) , withhold, economize, pinch (pennies) , cut corners, Colloq Brit be mingy: They certainly didn't stint on the food and drink at Andrea's party.