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pittance

noun

/ˈpɪt.əns/

Meaning

a very small or inadequate amount of money

She worked long hours for a mere pittance.

trifle, small amount, meager sum, modest sum

fortune, abundance, wealth

earn a pittance, pay a pittance, receive a pittance

A young boy or lad.

The effectiveness of productive effort, especially in industry, as measured in terms of the rate of...

The quality of being stubbornly persistent or resolute in purpose.

A short, witty saying or poem that expresses an idea in a clever way.

The practice of allowing something that one does not necessarily agree with.

An automatic mechanism for activating a device at a preset time; a device that measures time interva...