pittance
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pit·tance
(pĭt'ns) 
n.
n.
- A meager monetary allowance, wage, or remuneration.
- 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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pittance
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Definition: small rationing
Antonyms: generosity, lot, plenty
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pittance
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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Pittance
Pittance (through French pitance and from Latin pietas, loving kindness) is a gift to the members of a religious house for masses, consisting usually of an extra allowance of food or wine on occasions such as the anniversary of the donor's death festivals and other similar occasions. The word was early transferred to a charitable donation and to any small gift of food or money.
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Pittance
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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