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

Guests can bring their reusable Parks Beer Garden pint glasses for free tap beer and root beer while supplies last. —Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024

Also an alumni of Central Saint Martins, Blakeman has a longstanding partnership with Grace Wales Bonner, worked under Phoebe Philo at Céline, and more recently developed the Guinness pint print for J.W. Anderson. —Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024

Lined with prickly yellow-blossomed gorse, the path wound down toward Lough Tay — which is also called Guinness Lake, and resembles a pint of the brew with its smooth, dark surface edged by white sand. —Alexandra Kleeman, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024

Ingredients: 2 oz Cutwater Horchata Vodka 0.25 oz Crème de Cacao 0.25 oz Cinnamon Syrup 4 oz Cold Brew Coffee Garnish: Cinnamon Stick, Chocolate Dust Instructions: Combine all ingredients in a pint glass. —Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 1 Oct. 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