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Adjective: stinting  stin-ting
  1. Avoiding waste
    "stinting in bestowing gifts";
    - economical, frugal, sparing
Verb: stint  stint
  1. Subsist on a meagre allowance
    "scratch and stint";
    - scrimp, skimp
     
  2. Supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
    "stint with the allowance";
    - skimp, scant [N. Amer]

See also: thrifty

Type of: furnish, offer, provide, render, save, supply

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