pint

noun

ˈpīnt 

1

: a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂ quart see Weights and Measures Table

2

: a pint pot or vessel

Examples of pint in a Sentence

The ice cream comes in pints.

I'd like another pint, please.

We'll all go for a pint after work.

Recent Examples on the Web

The wildly popular product cost $1 a pint and made the manufacturer a bundle. —Liz McNeil, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024

Some Brits happily settle in for a Wetherspoons pint multiple times a week. —Will Noble, CNN, 23 Nov. 2024

Beer lover downs a pint to protest British pub tax Jay Chan, a former staffer for a member of Parliament, is protesting a tax on food and beverages at pubs in the United Kingdom by downing a pint in all 650 parliamentary constituencies. —Brittany Kasko, Fox News, 2 Nov. 2024

Until 5 January, three woodland huts are serving festive specialties such as Tom Sellers’ Singleton mince pies as well as classic pints of Guinness and roasted nuts. —Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English pinte, from Middle French, probably from Vulgar Latin *pincta, feminine of pinctus, past participle of Latin pingere to paint; from the use of a painted mark on a container to show its capacity — more at paint

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing pint

• half-pint
• pint-size
• pint-sized

Kids Definition

pint

noun

ˈpīnt 

1

: a unit of capacity equal to ½ quart see measure

2

: a pint container

Medical Definition

pint

noun

ˈpīnt 

: any of various measures of liquid capacity equal to one-half quart: as

a

: a United States measure equal to 16 fluid ounces, 473.176 milliliters, or 28.875 cubic inches

b

: a British measure equal to 20 fluid ounces, 568.26 milliliters, or 34.678 cubic inches