Stinting

noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Act of one who stints.

    "[…] as long as they can contrive to make a respectable appearance once a year, when they come to town, he gives himself little concern about their private stintings and struggles at home."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of stint form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    avoiding waste wordnet

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cheeseparingeconomicaleconomyeconomy of assumptioneconomy of meanselegance

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"[…] as long as they can contrive to make a respectable appearance once a year, when they come to town, he gives himself little concern about their private stintings and struggles at home."

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