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
That’s a pittance compared to some streaming shows, which cost upwards of $20 million per hour.
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Josef Adalian, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2025
All that thinking is taking place with a pittance of energy.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Being part of a successful posse could earn a man a share of the reward money put up by the railroad, which was just a pittance compared to what the robbers took while the lawmen chasing them lived in the saddle for days or even weeks.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Mar. 2025
Nearly 20,000 people canceled their digital subscriptions in a matter of days — a record number for the paper, if a pittance compared to the 300,000 who canceled their Washington Post subscriptions when its owner, Jeff Bezos, made the same move.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 3 Feb. 2025
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Josef Adalian, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2025
All that thinking is taking place with a pittance of energy.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Being part of a successful posse could earn a man a share of the reward money put up by the railroad, which was just a pittance compared to what the robbers took while the lawmen chasing them lived in the saddle for days or even weeks.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Mar. 2025
Nearly 20,000 people canceled their digital subscriptions in a matter of days — a record number for the paper, if a pittance compared to the 300,000 who canceled their Washington Post subscriptions when its owner, Jeff Bezos, made the same move.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pittance
dime
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The American supertanker doesn’t turn on a dime, and the results of this year’s 3D chess will begin to resolve this summer and autumn.—
Clem Chambers,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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In addition, attendees received free rooms up to $654 per night, food and drinks and other perks on the charity’s dime.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
14 June 2025
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“Pittance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pittance. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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