pittance
noun/ˈpɪtns/
/ˈpɪtns/
[usually singular]- a very small amount of money that somebody receives, for example as a wage, and that is hardly enough to live on
- to pay somebody a pittance
- to work for a pittance
- She could barely survive on the pittance she received as a pension.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French pitance, from medieval Latin pitantia, from Latin pietas ‘pity’.Want to learn more?
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