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Meanings of pittance in English

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Usage of pittance in English
1
I'll make a pittance each year toiling under some other ruthless employer.
The notorious scoundrel
2
Now they were being offered for a pittance or even for free.
Marley & me: life and love with the world's worst dog
3
He will put in a long shift for what seems a pittance.
The Irish Times
4
He resolved that the family should really live upon their daily pittance.
Life and Death of John of Barneveld, Advocate of Holland : with ...
5
Jurgis walked home-with his pittance of pay in his pocket, heartbroken, overwhelmed.
The Jungle
6
The pittance they want to pay was way below market value.
With friends like these
7
It was a pittance to a government whose budget was nearing five trillion.
Wild Storm
8
The corrupt foreign governors of Garriston sent a pittance every year.
The black prism
9
Draunidalo said the pittance shows how badly the FRU is operating.
Radio NZ
10
Chiefs of the large state-owned banks got raises, but still received a pittance.
Reuters
11
The vast majority of civil servants are paid a pittance for their labours.
The Irish Times
12
He bought a clouded title for a pittance to help out a friend.
In the Land of Jim Crow
13
You have bartered it for a pittance of the public gold.
The Scarlet Letter
14
It can only be for the little pittance of property which she possesses.
Confession; Or, The Blind Heart. A Domestic Story
15
Why should we give of our expertise and receive a pittance in return?
The Irish Times
16
Yes,-allwas gone, except a small pittance in the form of an annuity.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 47, September, 1861 / A Mag...
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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