英语词汇“pittance”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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It's a pity when you haven't anything but a pittance. And in fact, pity and pittance share etymological roots. The Middle English word pittance came from Anglo-French pitance, meaning "pity" or "piety." Originally, a pittance was a gift or bequest to a religious community, or a small charitable gift. Ultimately, the word comes from the Latin pietas, meaning "piety" or "compassion." Our words pity and piety come from pietas as well.

Synonyms

chicken feed [slang]
chump change
dime
hay
mite
peanuts
pin money
shoestring
song
two cents

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Example Sentences

the internship offers only a pittance for a salary, but it is a great opportunity to gain experience

Recent Examples on the Web In much of rural South Africa, the Black population remains trapped in a near-feudal system, relegated to shacks with limited access to electricity and running water, and working for a pittance on the estates of white commercial farmers.

Joshua Hammer, The New York Review of Books, 7 Sep. 2022 The gallerist, Daniel Elie Bouaziz, allegedly bought them for a pittance online, then omitted those essential details and dreamed up false provenances before selling them at a steep markup—one of them, to an undercover agent, for $12 million.

Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2022 Just as Meta’s acquisition of Instagram for a relative pittance eventually created some monopolistic conditions in the social media space, so might its purchase of Within in the VR realm.

Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 28 July 2022 That’s a pittance for Watson, who signed a record-breaking contract with the Browns this spring for five years and $230 million, with every penny fully guaranteed.

Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2022 The best industrial enterprises were hurriedly auctioned off to the oligarchs for a pittance.

WSJ, 15 June 2022 The connected fitness-device maker’s business was a pittance to the $155 billion in annual revenue Google parent Alphabet GOOG -0.55%▼ was generating at the time.

Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022 Amazon can spend nearly 100 pages touting its South African solar farms and fleets of bike-riding cargo carriers, but those carbon savings are a pittance.

Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2022 The size of the ad buy is a pittance for the governor, whose reelection campaign had more than $23 million as of May 21, according to the latest filings with the secretary of state’s office.

Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English pitance, from Anglo-French, piety, pity, dole, portion, from Medieval Latin pietantia, from pietant-, pietans, present participle of pietari to be charitable, from Latin pietas piety — more at pity

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

单词	pittance
释义	pittance noun pit·tance ˈpi-tᵊn(t)s : a small portion, amount, or allowance also : a meager wage or remuneration Did you know? It's a pity when you haven't anything but a pittance. And in fact, pity and pittance share etymological roots. The Middle English word pittance came from Anglo-French pitance, meaning "pity" or "piety." Originally, a pittance was a gift or bequest to a religious community, or a small charitable gift. Ultimately, the word comes from the Latin pietas, meaning "piety" or "compassion." Our words pity and piety come from pietas as well. Synonyms chicken feed [slang] chump change dime hay mite peanuts pin money shoestring song two cents See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the internship offers only a pittance for a salary, but it is a great opportunity to gain experience Recent Examples on the Web In much of rural South Africa, the Black population remains trapped in a near-feudal system, relegated to shacks with limited access to electricity and running water, and working for a pittance on the estates of white commercial farmers. Joshua Hammer, The New York Review of Books, 7 Sep. 2022 The gallerist, Daniel Elie Bouaziz, allegedly bought them for a pittance online, then omitted those essential details and dreamed up false provenances before selling them at a steep markup—one of them, to an undercover agent, for $12 million. Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2022 Just as Meta’s acquisition of Instagram for a relative pittance eventually created some monopolistic conditions in the social media space, so might its purchase of Within in the VR realm. Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 28 July 2022 That’s a pittance for Watson, who signed a record-breaking contract with the Browns this spring for five years and $230 million, with every penny fully guaranteed. Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2022 The best industrial enterprises were hurriedly auctioned off to the oligarchs for a pittance. WSJ, 15 June 2022 The connected fitness-device maker’s business was a pittance to the $155 billion in annual revenue Google parent Alphabet GOOG -0.55%▼ was generating at the time. Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022 Amazon can spend nearly 100 pages touting its South African solar farms and fleets of bike-riding cargo carriers, but those carbon savings are a pittance. Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2022 The size of the ad buy is a pittance for the governor, whose reelection campaign had more than $23 million as of May 21, according to the latest filings with the secretary of state’s office. Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English pitance, from Anglo-French, piety, pity, dole, portion, from Medieval Latin pietantia, from pietant-, pietans, present participle of pietari to be charitable, from Latin pietas piety — more at pity First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined above pittance noun as in dime a very small sum of money the internship offers only a pittance for a salary, but it is a great opportunity to gain experience Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance dime peanuts shoestring hay two cents mite chicken feed pin money chump change petty cash spending money pocket money song Antonyms & Near Antonyms fortune funds bundle capital means wealth mint treasure riches bankroll boodle wad pelf wherewithal opulence heap pile pot bonanza treasury mine megabuck(s) big buck(s) king's ransom treasure trove See More
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pittance

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