pint

noun

ˈpīnt 

1

: a unit of capacity equal to ½ 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 eatery also sells half pints of select flavors for customers who want to share the treat at home. — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado june 27, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2026

Tacos are 10% off on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and for $15, diners can get two fish tacos and a pint of beer. — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2026

Minions & Monsters sees the pint-sized yellow troublemakers in 1920s Hollywood trying to make a creature feature. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2026

The event was extraordinary not for the obvious schtick of a prince roughing it at a budget pub, but for the fact that William actually finished his pint, surely a first for a royal forced to quaff with the masses. — Eva Wolchover, Vanity Fair, 25 June 2026

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