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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In the process, swashbuckling entrepreneurs who seized on the right opportunities at the right time—Stanford, J. P. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller—amassed titanic levels of wealth, while a new working class earned only a pittance in wages.
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Yuen Yuen Ang, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2021
His wife, Clara, and their children barely survived on the pittance of aid provided to those who signed up for public assistance, while Elijah fruitlessly begged at factory doors for any kind of job.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 2024
Musk and Trump dance to 'Y-M-C-A' at Thanksgiving dinner | CNN Politics
While giving his ex a pittance and a trove of legal battles, the South African immigrant apparently donated millions to President Elect Donald Trump.
—Alexandra Bregman, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Advertisement The campaign supporting Proposition 6 has raised roughly $2 million, a pittance in a huge state with multiple expensive advertising markets.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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Yuen Yuen Ang, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2021
His wife, Clara, and their children barely survived on the pittance of aid provided to those who signed up for public assistance, while Elijah fruitlessly begged at factory doors for any kind of job.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 2024
Musk and Trump dance to 'Y-M-C-A' at Thanksgiving dinner | CNN Politics
While giving his ex a pittance and a trove of legal battles, the South African immigrant apparently donated millions to President Elect Donald Trump.
—Alexandra Bregman, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Advertisement The campaign supporting Proposition 6 has raised roughly $2 million, a pittance in a huge state with multiple expensive advertising markets.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Pittance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pittance. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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