as in dime
a very small sum of money
the internship offers only a pittance for a salary, but it is a great opportunity to gain experience
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Recent Examples of pittance
In an industry where cacao farmers are often paid a pittance—sometimes just $1 per kilo while European chocolatiers sell truffles for €100—Paccari pays triple.
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Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
His $75,000 signing bonus was a relative pittance compared to what top picks command.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2025
The amounts, however, are still a pittance compared to what is needed for equipment, weapons or to even replace the dozens of police stations that have been destroyed by gangs.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
In startup terms, this was a pittance.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
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Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
His $75,000 signing bonus was a relative pittance compared to what top picks command.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2025
The amounts, however, are still a pittance compared to what is needed for equipment, weapons or to even replace the dozens of police stations that have been destroyed by gangs.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
In startup terms, this was a pittance.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pittance
dime
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As the saying goes, her performance turns on a dime, sending what first appears to a pretty standard, well-meaning story about the global refugee crisis somewhere much more personal and much, much darker.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
11 July 2025
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But a baseball game can turn on a dime, and as steel- and charcoal-hued clouds began gathering over the ballpark and the first bolts of lightning cracked in the skies over Jersey Street, the Red Sox turned the tables.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
9 July 2025
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“Pittance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pittance. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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