Stinting — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

subsist on a meager allowance

supply sparingly and with restricted quantities

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈɪntɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈɪntɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈɪntɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /stˈɪntɪŋ/.

Examples

scratch and scrimp
sting with the allowance
an economical meal

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

economical scrimp skimp scant frugal scotch sparing stint

Parts of Speech

verb	subsist on a meager allowance “scratch and scrimp”
verb	supply sparingly and with restricted quantities “sting with the allowance”
adjective	avoiding waste “an economical meal”

Word Forms

stinter	noun	an economizer who stints someone with something
economy	noun	frugality in the expenditure of money or resources
frugalness	noun	prudence in avoiding waste
frugality	noun	prudence in avoiding waste

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

geizig

von einem dürftigen Taschengeld leben

🇫🇷French

séjour

subsister avec une maigre allocation

🇪🇸Spanish

escatimar

subsistir con una magra asignación

🇳🇱Dutch

stint

moet rondkomen van een schamele uitkering

🇵🇹Portuguese

restrição

sobreviver com uma mesada escassa

🇷🇺Russian

ограничение

существовать на скудное пособие

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बदबू आना

अल्प भत्ते पर निर्वाह करें

🇮🇳Tamil

கறைபடுதல்

அற்ப உதவித்தொகையில் வாழ்கின்றனர்

🇮🇳Telugu

కుట్టడం

కొద్దిపాటి భత్యంతో జీవిస్తారు

🇮🇳Marathi

स्टंटिंग

तुटपुंज्या भत्त्यावर उदरनिर्वाह करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્ટંટીંગ

નજીવા ભથ્થા પર નિર્વાહ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಟಿಂಟಿಂಗ್

ಅತ್ಯಲ್ಪ ಭತ್ಯೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಜೀವನ ಸಾಗಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നാറ്റം

തുച്ഛമായ അലവൻസിൽ ജീവിക്കുക

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

节俭

靠微薄的零用钱度日

🇯🇵Japanese

ケチる

わずかな小遣いで暮らしている

🇰🇷Korean

찌르는듯한

적은 수당으로 연명하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự tiết kiệm

sống nhờ vào khoản trợ cấp ít ỏi

🇹🇭Thai

การคุมขัง

เลี้ยงชีพด้วยเบี้ยเลี้ยงอันน้อยนิด

🇮🇩Indonesian

pelit

hidup dengan uang saku yang sedikit

🇵🇭Filipino

mabaho

nabubuhay sa kakaunting allowance

🇲🇾Malay

menyengat

menyara hidup dengan elaun yang tidak seberapa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التقتير

يعيشون على بدل ضئيل

🇮🇷Persian

نیش زدن

با کمک هزینه ناچیز زندگی می کنند

🇹🇷Turkish

sınırlayıcı

yetersiz bir harçlıkla geçinmek

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The primary meaning of 'stinting' is 'subsist on a meager allowance'.

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