Pittance

/ˈpɪtəns/

Synonyms for "pittance" (91 found)

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Closest matches (19)

ace almsalms feeatom bit charity collection contribution dab dole donation donative dot dram dribble driblet

Noun(3 words)

Strong matches (27)

drop in the bucketdwarf farthing fleck flyspeck fragment gobbet grain granule groat hairhalf rationshandful handout inadequacy insufficiency iota jot littlelittle bit

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mere subsistenceminim minimum

Noun(4 words)

kopeck kopecksmeager portionmeager sum

Related words (45)

minutiae mite modicum molecule mote nutshell offering offertory ounce particle peanuts pebble pinch point scrap scrimption scruple shoestringshort allowanceshort commons

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small potatoessmidgen smitch speck spoonful spotstarvation wagessubscription thimblefultiny bittithe tittle tracetrifling amounttriviavotive offeringwhit

Noun(8 words)

peanut pittancespocket changesixpencesmall amountsmall sharetoken amounttrifle

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

5 entries

allocation amount money payment portion

More specific

3 entries

allowance stipendtoken payment

Collocations

5 entries

meager pittancepaltry pittancesmall pittancetiny pittancetoken pittance

Inflections

1 entries

pitances

Derivations

1 entries

pitance

Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

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He works for a mere pittance.

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He bought all this furniture for a pittance.

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They sold off their lands for a pittance.

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Human rights spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani said the sum requested is only a pittance, considering human rights is one of the three pillars of the United Nations, along with peace and security.

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