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

Rtic recently launched its Happy Hour Collection with lowball, pint, and wine-glass-sized mugs to cater to your cocktail or mocktail of choice. —Jakob Schiller, Outside, 18 Nov. 2025

View gallery - 12 images This pint-sized tiny house only measures 172 sq ft (16 sq m) but manages to squeeze in a surprisingly livable interior suitable for one or two people to live off-grid full-time. —New Atlas, 16 Nov. 2025

Catch a hockey game at TD Garden, browse the boutiques of Beacon Hill and Newbury Street, or duck into a cozy tavern for a pint in the Back Bay. —Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 7 Nov. 2025

Like those bars Imeroni fell in love with through American cinema, regulars gather at O'Malley's for lunches of burgers, BLTs fish and chips and a pint of beer. —Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025

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