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

Not that Horan hates a creamy pint. —Lars Brandle, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2026

Later, settle in for a pint at Teach Ósta, the lone pub, where conversations drift easily from myth to weather to memory. —Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2026

The pint-sized courier smashed straight through the glass of a West Town CTA bus shelter. —Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026

All donors receive a free breakfast as well as a voucher for a free pint of Culver’s and the chance to enter a raffle for a $10,000 gift cart. —Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 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