Meaning & use
pittance
A very small or inadequate amount of money, especially as payment for work.
See it in a sentence
He complained that the factory paid its workers a mere pittance for long hours.
The freelance writer earned a pittance compared to the value of her research.
A note on using this word
Pittance is almost always used to criticize how small a payment is, carrying a disapproving tone.
Words with a similar meaning
peanuts
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Words with an opposite meaning
fortune
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