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pittances Meaning
pittances
a small portion, amount, or allowance especially of money, a small portion, amount, or allowance, a meager wage or remuneration
pittances Sentence Examples
- The old woman survived on mere pittances, scraping by on the bare necessities.
- The minimum wage offered was a pittance that barely covered the cost of living.
- The artist sold his paintings for pittances, struggling to make ends meet.
- The government's austerity measures left many low-income earners living on pittances.
- The homeless man begged for pittances on the streets, just enough to buy a meal.
- The company's profits were vast, while their employees received only pittances.
- The charity distributed pittances to the needy, offering a glimmer of hope amidst poverty.
- The scholarship covered only a pittance of the university tuition fees.
- The inheritance he received was a pittance compared to the fortune his sibling inherited.
- The traveler lived off pittances, saving every penny to continue his journey.
FAQs About the word pittances
a small portion, amount, or allowance especially of money, a small portion, amount, or allowance, a meager wage or remuneration
dime, peanuts, chicken feed, hay, mite, two cents,shoestring, spending money, chump change, song
funds, wealth, fortune, riches, boodle, wherewithal, wad, capital, means, mint
The old woman survived on mere pittances, scraping by on the bare necessities.
The minimum wage offered was a pittance that barely covered the cost of living.
The artist sold his paintings for pittances, struggling to make ends meet.
The government's austerity measures left many low-income earners living on pittances.
