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单词 pittance
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pittance


pit·tance

P0337500 (pĭt′ns)n.1. A meager monetary allowance, wage, or remuneration.2. A very small amount: not a pittance of remorse.
[Middle English pitance, from Old French, allowance of food to a monk or poor person, from Medieval Latin pietantia, from *pietāns, *pietant-, present participle of *pietāre, to show compassion, from Latin pietās, piety; see pity.]

pittance

(ˈpɪtəns) na small amount or portion, esp a meagre allowance of money[C16: from Old French pietance ration, ultimately from Latin pietās duty]

pit•tance

(ˈpɪt ns)

n. 1. a small amount or share. 2. a small allowance of money. 3. a scanty wage or remuneration. [1175–1225; Middle English pitaunce < Old French pitance, variant of pietance piety, pity, allowance of food]

Pittance

 a small portion; a small number or amount.Examples: pittance of food; of grace, 1561; of instruction, 1841; of learning; of money; of reason and truth, 1561; of wages, 1749.
Thesaurus
Noun1.pittance - an inadequate payment; "they work all day for a mere pittance"payment - a sum of money paid or a claim discharged

pittance

noun peanuts (slang), trifle, modicum, drop, mite, chicken feed (slang), slave wages, small allowance Her secretaries work tirelessly for a pittance.
Translations
miseria

IdiomsSeework for pittance

pittance


  • noun

Synonyms for pittance

noun peanuts

Synonyms

  • peanuts
  • trifle
  • modicum
  • drop
  • mite
  • chicken feed
  • slave wages
  • small allowance

Words related to pittance

noun an inadequate payment

Related Words

  • payment
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