stint

(noun) an unbroken period of time during which you do something. Synonyms: stretch. Examples: "There were stretches of boredom." "He did a stretch in the federal penitentiary."

(noun) smallest American sandpiper. Synonyms: least sandpiper, Erolia minutilla.

(noun) an individual's prescribed share of work. Example: "Her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her."

(verb) subsist on a meager allowance. Synonyms: scrimp, skimp. Example: "Scratch and scrimp."

(verb) supply sparingly and with restricted quantities. Synonyms: skimp, scant. Example: "Sting with the allowance."