A portion, a share; esp. a share or instalment of a sum of money. Also: a (small) amount or sum. Obsolete.

Scottish and English regional (northern). A negligible sum of money; a thing of very small value, the smallest possible amount. See also phrases 1…

An early name for the doit, n., a small Dutch coin. Hence, any coin of very small value.

A small sum of money, or a sum treated as of no moment; a slight ‘consideration’.

A French coin, the twelfth of the sou; originally, like the Roman denarius and English penny, of silver; but from 16th cent. a small copper coin…

A petty or inconsiderable quantity or part of anything. by (in) driblets: in petty portions at a time, little by little.

A very small or trifling sum, amount, or value; a thing of little worth or importance. In other uses, esp. in an old (also a mere) song.

depreciative, with reference to something disappointing or imperfect. a small amount of money or wealth.

In extended use: a trivial amount of money; (also) spending money, esp. for inessential items and incidental expenses.

Transferred to various small coins.

A small or petty sum (of money); esp. in dribs and drabs: see drib, n. additions b.

colloquial. A very small or the least amount of money, wealth, etc. Chiefly in negative contexts, as not worth a picayune, etc.

slang. Australian and New Zealand. A very small or the least amount of money. Usually in negative contexts, as not to have a sprat, not worth a sprat…

A small or inadequate amount of money; a very little capital; a small margin. Chiefly in on a shoestring. colloquial (originally U.S.).

colloquial (originally U.S.). In plural. A small or relatively insignificant sum of money, esp. when regarded as inadequate remuneration…