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Synonyms for pittance

Grammar : Noun
Spell : pit-ns
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɪt ns

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Définition of pittance

Origin :
  • c.1200, "pious donation to a religious house or order to provide extra food; the extra food provided," also "a small portion, scanty rations," from Old French pitance "pity, mercy, compassion; refreshment, nourishment; portion of food allowed a monk or poor person by a pious bequest," apparently literally "pity," from pitié (see pity). Meaning "small amount, portion" first recorded 1560s.
  • noun small amount
Example sentences :
  • "You'll go on here to the end of your days, working for a pittance," he objected.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • The thought of going back to a pittance a year sickened him.
  • Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson
  • What with Paliser Place, its upkeep and the rest of it, it must be a pittance.
  • Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus
  • One as rich as he is known to be will not object to a pittance like that.
  • Extract from : « The Last Woman » by Ross Beeckman
  • A pittance of money is obtained, and then they search for a man.
  • Extract from : « Thoughts on Missions » by Sheldon Dibble
  • No man but O'Connor would have worked as editor for the pittance you paid him.
  • Extract from : « Grey Town » by Gerald Baldwin
  • I might have a pittance instead of a fortune, but I should not have to fear want.
  • Extract from : « Big Game » by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
  • What must be the fate of those whose dependence was upon such a pittance!
  • Extract from : « A Tramp's Wallet » by William Duthie
  • How could you do it with that pittance of an allowance of yours?
  • Extract from : « The Heir of Redclyffe » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • The slave's share was not a pittance, but much more like the lion's share.
  • Extract from : « A Defence of Virginia » by Robert L. Dabney

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