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pittance Definition


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pittance
noun
    1. A meagre allowance or wage.
      Example: works for a pittance
      Thesaurus: trifle, modicum, slave wages (slang), peanuts (slang), chickenfeed (slang), crumbs (US slang).
Etymology: 13c: from French pietance ration.



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