stint
nounUK /stɪnt/
US /stɪnt/
A short period of time spent doing a job or activity.
She did a short stint as a teacher before becoming a writer.
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2. To limit or hold back something, especially money or food.
Don't stint on the cheese when you make the pizza.
3. A fixed amount of work that someone is expected to do.
Each worker had a stint of two hours at the machine.
4. To be careful with money and spend as little as possible.
He stinted on new clothes to save for a bike.