pittance[noun]Synonyms: peanuts
(slang), chicken feed
(slang), drop, mite, slave wages, trifle
Contrasted words: abundance, opulence, plenty, wealth
Related Idioms: a drop in the bucket, cheeseparings and candle ends
Related Words: bit,
mite,
scrap,
smidgen,
trace,
inadequacy,
insufficiency [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
pit‧tance /ˈpɪt
əns/
noun [singular][
Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Old French;
Origin: pitance 'piety, pity', from Latin pietas; ⇒ pity1]
a very small amount of money, especially wages, that is less than someone needs or deserves
Antonym : fortuneearn/be paid a pittance
The musicians earn a pittance.work/be sold for a pittance The crop was sold for a pittance. She raised three children on a pittance. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲