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pittance
[ pit-ns ]
noun
- a small amount or share.
- a small allowance or sum, as of money for living expenses.
- a scanty income or remuneration.
pittance
/ ˈɪəԲ /
noun
- a small amount or portion, esp a meagre allowance of money
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pittance1
Example Sentences
On Friday, all 80,000 HHS employees were sent an email asking them to resign for a pittance of $25,000, giving them only a week to decide.
Marisela Granados, a server who started working as a cashier at the Pantry 26 years ago, said she was offered $20,000, which she said was a pittance for all her years of service.
If those benefits were based on the balances in a worker’s individual account, then the families of those who have suffered untimely deaths could amount to a pittance, running out while still needing help.
The campaign supporting Proposition 6 has raised roughly $2 million, a pittance in a huge state with multiple expensive advertising markets.
This is sure to bring in a haul of money that would make his mugshot donations look like a pittance.
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