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.
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Grab a pint at a brewery Charlotte loves local breweries. Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025 Stay-Chill stacking pint: $15 Original price: $20 This 16-ounce cup uses double-wall vacuum insulation to keep drinks cold for hours. Nora Colomer, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025 Scarlet Lane Brewing will pour its last pint New Year's Eve as the brewery closes its original and last remaining location. Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Dec. 2024 Each swap kit comes with a swap pint, two bowls and two spoons, and the four unique kits will be available here for just $3.60, as the brand denotes that the pints each contain 360 calories or less. Jeanette Hurt, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for pint 

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of pint was in the 14th century

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Cite this Entry

“Pint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pint. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

pint

noun
1
: a unit of capacity equal to ½ quart see measure
2
: a pint container

Medical Definition

pint

noun
: 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

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