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
Yet this pittance of revenue from those heliports comes with tremendous costs to New Yorkers.
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Eric Katzman, New York Daily News, 25 May 2025
Apple was able to get suppliers to work for a pittance.
—Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
But the members of the council for that city of nearly half a million people are still paid a pittance — $6,250 a year.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 14 July 2025
If those benefits were based on the balances in a worker’s individual account, then the families of those who have suffered untimely deaths could receive a pittance, running out while still needing help.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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Eric Katzman, New York Daily News, 25 May 2025
Apple was able to get suppliers to work for a pittance.
—Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
But the members of the council for that city of nearly half a million people are still paid a pittance — $6,250 a year.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 14 July 2025
If those benefits were based on the balances in a worker’s individual account, then the families of those who have suffered untimely deaths could receive a pittance, running out while still needing help.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pittance
dime
Noun
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Lawmakers in New York tried to prevent Berkowitz and other convicts from profiting off of their crimes, leading them to pass the Son of Sam law in 1977 before the .44 Caliber Killer had a chance to collect a dime from his crimes.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Later, on a deep post, Rudolph threw a perfect dime between two defensive backs to Smith.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Pittance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pittance. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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