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
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My once proud pile of pie weights was reduced to a pittance.
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Idrees Kahloon, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
The admission of wrongdoing by the British Museum stems from the reputation-destroying revelation last summer that a museum staffer had for years been pilfering the institution’s priceless treasures and peddling them on eBay for a pittance.
—News Desk, Artforum, 13 Aug. 2024
Tasha’s roommate Lauren (in her first screen role, Bing is a charisma machine) is working multiple jobs just to scrape by, and while Tasha might have initially offered her close pal her second bedroom at a pittance, her goodwill has run out.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Aug. 2024
That would be a pittance compared to what customers lost.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 24 July 2024
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Idrees Kahloon, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
The admission of wrongdoing by the British Museum stems from the reputation-destroying revelation last summer that a museum staffer had for years been pilfering the institution’s priceless treasures and peddling them on eBay for a pittance.
—News Desk, Artforum, 13 Aug. 2024
Tasha’s roommate Lauren (in her first screen role, Bing is a charisma machine) is working multiple jobs just to scrape by, and while Tasha might have initially offered her close pal her second bedroom at a pittance, her goodwill has run out.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Aug. 2024
That would be a pittance compared to what customers lost.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 24 July 2024
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“Pittance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pittance. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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