stinting

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of stint

noun

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.”

   “There is no such bad policy as stinting a boy—or putting him on a lower allowance than his fellows”