pittance
pit·tance
pittance · pittances
скудное жалование
Almosen, Hungerlohn, Hungermahlzeit
A small allowance of food and drinkA small allowance of food and drink; a scanty meal.
/ˈpɪtəns/
» He works for a mere pittance.
Он работает за жалкие гроши.
Meaning
3 sensesA small allowance of food and drink; a scanty meal.
Hungermahlzeit
A meagre allowance of money or wages.
Hungerlohn
скудное жалованиеskudnoje
A small amount.
Almosen
More definitions
- an inadequate payment
Examples
3 sentencesHe works for a mere pittance.
ruОн работает за жалкие гроши.
He bought all this furniture for a pittance.
They sold off their lands for a pittance.
Translations
8 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
meagre allowance of money or wages:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
small allowance of food and drink; a scanty meal:
meagre allowance of money or wages:
a small amount:
Origin
From Middle English pitaunce, from Old French pitance, pitence, from Medieval Latin *pietāFrom Middle English pitaunce, from Old French pitance, pitence, from Medieval Latin *pietāntia, from Latin pietās (“piety”).
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