a widow's pittance. She…contrived to earn a pittance scarcely sufficient to support life (Mary Shelley).
to retain at least a pittance of hope.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pit·tance — … Useful english dictionary
tance — ab·sorp·tance; ad·mit·tance; ca·pac·i·tance; con·com·i·tance; de·sis·tance; dis·tance·less; ex·or·bi·tance; her·i·tance; im·por·tance; in·duc·tance; in·hab·i·tance; jac·tance; lai·tance; mil·i·tance; pas·tance; per·mit·tance; pit·tance;… … English syllables
pit — ac·ci·pit·ri·dae; brevi·ci·pit·i·dae; ca·pit·u·lant; ca·pit·u·la·tion; ca·pit·u·la·tor; ca·pit·u·la·to·ry; ca·pit·u·li·form; ca·pit·u·lum; cess·pit; crap·pit; dis·pit·e·ous; for·pit; grip·pit; im·pit·e·ous; in·ci·pit; ka·lum·pit; or·pit;… … English syllables
pittance — pit·tance … English syllables
pittance — pit|tance [ˈpıtəns] n [singular] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: pitance piety, pity , from Latin pietas; PITY1] a very small amount of money, especially wages, that is less than someone needs or deserves earn/be paid a pittance ▪ The… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pittance — pit|tance [ pıtns ] noun singular an amount of money that is so small that it seems unfair: Sue gets paid an absolute pittance at the coffee bar … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pittance — pit•tance [[t]ˈpɪt ns[/t]] n. 1) a small amount or share 2) a small allowance of money 3) a scanty wage or remuneration • Etymology: 1175–1225; ME pitaunce < OF pitance, var. of pietance piety, pity, allowance of food … From formal English to slang
Pittance — Pit tance (p[i^]t tans), n. [OE. pitance, pitaunce, F. pitance; cf. It. pietanza, LL. pitancia, pittantia, pictantia; perh. fr. L. pietas pity, piety, or perhaps akin to E. petty. Cf. {Petty}, and {Pity}.] 1. An allowance of food bestowed in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pittance — pit‧tance [ˈpɪtns] noun [singular] a very small or unfairly small amount of money: • She gets paid a pittance. * * * pittance UK US /ˈpɪtəns/ noun [S] DISAPPROVING ► a very small amount of money, especially money received as income: earn … Financial and business terms
Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… … English syllables
