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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The same bunch that two years ago had been limited to a pair of national windows (a pittance compared to the Cowboys’ standard dose of 11 big dates) is now the most popular team on the tube.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 17 Jan. 2025
That’s a pittance compared to some streaming shows, which cost upwards of $20 million per hour.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2025
All that thinking is taking place with a pittance of energy.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Being part of a successful posse could earn a man a share of the reward money put up by the railroad, which was just a pittance compared to what the robbers took while the lawmen chasing them lived in the saddle for days or even weeks.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Mar. 2025
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 17 Jan. 2025
That’s a pittance compared to some streaming shows, which cost upwards of $20 million per hour.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2025
All that thinking is taking place with a pittance of energy.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Being part of a successful posse could earn a man a share of the reward money put up by the railroad, which was just a pittance compared to what the robbers took while the lawmen chasing them lived in the saddle for days or even weeks.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Pittance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pittance. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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