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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Recent Examples of pittance
Yet this pittance of revenue from those heliports comes with tremendous costs to New Yorkers.
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Eric Katzman, New York Daily News, 25 May 2025
Apple was able to get suppliers to work for a pittance.
—Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
But the members of the council for that city of nearly half a million people are still paid a pittance — $6,250 a year.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 14 July 2025
If those benefits were based on the balances in a worker’s individual account, then the families of those who have suffered untimely deaths could receive a pittance, running out while still needing help.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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Eric Katzman, New York Daily News, 25 May 2025
Apple was able to get suppliers to work for a pittance.
—Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
But the members of the council for that city of nearly half a million people are still paid a pittance — $6,250 a year.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 14 July 2025
If those benefits were based on the balances in a worker’s individual account, then the families of those who have suffered untimely deaths could receive a pittance, running out while still needing help.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for pittance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pittance
dime
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Ross is closer to Marvin Mims Jr., a gadget guy who can turn upfield on a dime, a slasher with the vision to find a sliver of daylight from anywhere on the field.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
19 Aug. 2025
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In the season, Einbinder’s Ava quits after finding out that the writers were splurging on fancy lunches, on her dime, but not before throwing a $70 branzino at the window.—
The Deadline Team,
Deadline,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Pittance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pittance. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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