PITTANCE Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

pittance

noun

ˈpi-tᵊn(t)s

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 The museum is currently suing veteran curator Peter Higgs, who is accused of having stolen the items and peddled them for a pittance on eBay. —

News Desk, Artforum, 6 Jan. 2026 Universal eventually stepped in to bankroll a spin-off movie, though the $39 million budget was a pittance in space opera terms. —

Richard Edwards, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2025 Trying to move in earlier to accommodate a pittance of an audience is mind boggling stupidity. —

Pol Ballus, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025 And the mitigation the Kraft Group is offering is a pittance of the amount the city should be getting for a 25,000 seat stadium. —

Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pittance

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dime

Noun

Jaguars senior Valentine operated from the mid-post like a certain Joker who plays a few miles down the road, stacking dimes on silver platters and scoring 13 points around the rim.

— Luca Evans, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
The Roosevelt dime design was decided shortly after the former president's death in 1945.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026