Definition of PITTANCE

Examples of pittance in a Sentence

the internship offers only a pittance for a salary, but it is a great opportunity to gain experience

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One of the most baffling elements of the summer window was no club swooping in for Alderweireld, who only had a £25m release clause - a pittance in this day and age for a player of his quality. — SI.com, "8 Tottenham Hotspur Players Who Could Still Leave This Summer," 20 Aug. 2019 As is often the case in a class-action lawsuit settlement, consumers — the folks who bear the brunt of whatever corporate misdeed that is uncovered — get a pittance. — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, "Lawyers representing consumers in the Equifax settlement could get up to $77.5 million. Is that fair?," 8 Aug. 2019 That means the millions who had their data hijacked but not yet abused could get a pittance. — Hiawatha Bray, BostonGlobe.com, "The Equifax settlement: Is there anything in it for you?," 30 July 2019 As a petty trader earning a pittance from trading car engine oil at bustling Ajegunle market in Nigeria's economic capital, Lagos, Oluwaseyi does not earn enough to cover the annual 18,000 naira (around $50) school fees. — Valentine Iwenwanne And Aisha Salaudeen, CNN, "The school where parents pay tuition fees with plastic bottles," 27 June 2019 And in class-action suits like what the plaintiffs are seeking, claimants usually collect a pittance next to what the lawyers take in. — WSJ, "Even Cracker Consumers Are Entitled to Clarity," 25 Dec. 2018 According to former Vice President Joe Biden’s campaign, his health care plan, which builds on Obamacare, would cost the country $750 billion over 10 years, a pittance compared to the Sanders/Warren bill. — David Winston, Twin Cities, "David Winston: Taxing the rich won’t pay for Democratic promises," 10 Sep. 2019 Time and again, the money extracted from the tech giants amounts to a pittance. — Wired, "Fines Alone Aren't Enough to Slow Down Big Tech," 4 Sep. 2019 Still, almost no one has a 5G phone yet and 70 venues, even big ones like the Oculus at the World Trade Center in New York City, seem like a pittance in the context of the global wireless market. — Aaron Pressman, Fortune, "Questions Galore as Peloton Pedals Towards the Public Market—Data Sheet," 28 Aug. 2019

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