pittance

(pĭt'ns)
n.

1. A meager monetary allowance, wage, or remuneration.
2. A very small amount: not a pittance of remorse.

[Middle English pitance, from Old French, allowance of food to a monk or poor person, from Medieval Latin pietantia, from *pietāns, *pietant-, present participle of *pietāre, to show compassion, from Latin pietās, piety. See pity.]

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n

Definition: small rationing
Antonyms: generosity, lot, plenty

IN BRIEF: Any small portion or meager allowance.

The worker struggled for hours with the task and received a pittance for her effort.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - nødtørftigt underhold, almisse

Nederlands (Dutch)
hongerloontje, zeer gering(e) aantal/ hoeveelheid

Français (French)
n. - pitance, trois fois rien

Deutsch (German)
n. - Hungerlohn

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εξευτελιστικός μισθός, ψιχία, πενταροδεκάρες

Italiano (Italian)
elemosina, pochi soldi

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pitança (f), doação (f), ninharia (f)

Русский (Russian)
жалкие гроши, подачка

Español (Spanish)
n. - miseria

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - struntsumma, knapp lön, spottstyver, donation

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
配给的食物, 少量, 施舍少量的钱

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 配給的食物, 少量, 施捨少量的錢

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 수도사에게 급여되는 식량, 적은 수당, (수도원 등에의) 기부

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - わずかな食物, 少量

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) علاوة صغيرة, أجر زهيد, مقدار صغير, حصه صغيرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סכום פעוט, קצבה זעומה‬

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