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Pittance

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Noun

1. pittance

an inadequate payment

Example Sentences:
'they work all day for a mere pittance'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Pittance

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noun
a small amount or portion, esp a meagre allowance of money

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Pittance

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noun
1. 
a small or barely sufficient allowance of money
2. 
any small amount or share

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Pittance

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n.
1. A meager monetary allowance, wage, or remuneration.
2. A very small amount: not a pittance of remorse.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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