pittance
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Synonyms & Antonyms for pittance
Synonyms
chicken feed [slang], chump change, dime, hay, mite, peanuts, pin money, shoestring, song, two cents
Antonyms
big buck(s), boodle, bundle, fortune, king's ransom, megabuck(s), mint, wad
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After an hour of waiting—a pittance, really, since many fans on the mountain spend nights camping out—the roar of a race helicopter signals the arrival of the race leader. — Jason Gay, WSJ, "Tour de France Mountain Madness, and Me," 19 July 2018 Ticket prices were set deliberately low, as little as 15 euros, or $18, even before youth and other discounts; the most expensive box seat typically is no more than €120, undiscounted, a pittance by the standards of major opera houses. — Rod Nordland, New York Times, "Not Just a Pretty Facade, Palermo’s Opera Is an Anti-Mafia Symbol," 12 Mar. 2018 The Tax Foundation finds that a 70% tax rate on incomes over $10 million would increase federal revenue by less than $30 billion a year over the coming decade—a pittance compared with the more than $800 billion deficits expected this year. — Edward Conard, WSJ, "The Crippling Cost of 70% Tax Rates," 21 Jan. 2019 Investors who in previous cycles gave a pittance publicly are now committing a few tens of thousands of dollars — not enough to move the needle in a race, but real movement from the past. — Theodore Schleifer, Recode, "Ten big Silicon Valley money players behind this November’s U.S. midterm elections," 20 Aug. 2018 Only 50 Light Riders will be made, and they can be reserved for €2,000 which translates into a pittance at $2,244. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "This Stunning Motorcycle Was 3D Printed From Aluminum Powder," 20 May 2016 First, in comparison to the astronomical cost of space missions, naming rights would bring in a relative pittance. — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, "Rocket Report: Lots of losers in small launch, Air Force award, Red (Bull) Mars," 7 Sep. 2018 Native eventually secured $550,000 from professional and individual investors, a relative pittance in the startup world where $100 million funding rounds and billion dollar valuations are discussed in a way that could sound like the norm. — Jason Del Rey, Recode, "The rise of giant consumer startups that said no to investor money," 29 Aug. 2018 His administration has been selling off debt held by government entities, including accounts receivable, for a pittance of its worth, the United States officials said, and has pocketed the cash, leaving Venezuela’s finances in shambles. — New York Times, "As Trump Adds Sanctions on Venezuela, Its Neighbors Reject Election Result," 21 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pittance.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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