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
Jackson’s last extension featured a declining salary that pays him $23.4 million in 2025-26, a mere pittance for a player of this caliber.
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John Hollinger, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
However, Apex is a pittance in NASA's overall budget.
—ArsTechnica, 27 June 2025
Which is not, under any circumstances, a pittance, especially when the job is staying in a swanky resort and acting, not coal-mining.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 17 June 2025
The $15 entry fee for Friday’s watch party – which benefitted the Florida Panthers Foundation – is pittance compared to the steep bill for Games 3, 4, and 6 (should the series get that far).
—Adam Beasley, Miami Herald, 7 June 2025
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John Hollinger, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
However, Apex is a pittance in NASA's overall budget.
—ArsTechnica, 27 June 2025
Which is not, under any circumstances, a pittance, especially when the job is staying in a swanky resort and acting, not coal-mining.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 17 June 2025
The $15 entry fee for Friday’s watch party – which benefitted the Florida Panthers Foundation – is pittance compared to the steep bill for Games 3, 4, and 6 (should the series get that far).
—Adam Beasley, Miami Herald, 7 June 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 8 Aug. 2025.
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