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- [pit-ns]
- /ˈpɪt ns/
- /ˈpɪt.əns/
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- [pit-ns]
- /ˈpɪt ns/
Definitions of pittance word
- noun pittance a small amount or share. 1
- noun pittance a small allowance or sum, as of money for living expenses. 1
- noun pittance a scanty income or remuneration. 1
- noun pittance trivial amount of money 1
- countable noun pittance If you say that you receive a pittance, you are emphasizing that you get only a very small amount of money, probably not as much as you think you deserve. 0
- noun pittance a small amount or portion, esp a meagre allowance of money 0
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Origin of pittance
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English pitaunce < Old French pitance, variant of pietance piety, pity, allowance of food (in a monastery). See pity, -ance
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Parts of speech for Pittance
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pittance popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
pittance usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pittance
noun pittance
- band-aid — A Band-Aid is a small piece of sticky tape that you use to cover small cuts or wounds on your body.
- chicken feed — If you think that an amount of money is so small it is hardly worth having or considering, you can say that it is chicken feed.
- chump change — Slang. a small or insignificant amount of money.
- defrayment — payment of some or all charges or expenses.
- dole — Robert J(oseph) born 1923, U.S. politician: senator 1969–96.
Antonyms for pittance
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