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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
/ ˈ±èɪ³ÙÉ™²Ô²õ /
noun
- a small amount or portion, esp a meagre allowance of money
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog 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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