What is another word for pittance?
Pronunciation:
[ pˈɪtəns], [ pˈɪtəns], [ p_ˈɪ_t_ə_n_s]
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Similar words for pittance:
- chicken feed (noun)
- chump change (noun)
- dole (noun)
- donation (noun)
- drop in the bucket (noun)
- gift (noun)
- insufficiency (noun)
- minimum (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- particle (noun)
- pay (noun)
- pin money (noun)
- possession (noun)
- share (noun)
- small amount (noun)
- other relevant words (verb)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Pittance:
n.
• chicken feed (noun)- small amounts,
- nickles and dimes,
- small amount,
- small amount of money,
- paltry sum,
- nickels and dimes,
- spending money.
- be quest,
- write offs,
- do one parts,
- helping hand largesses,
- writeoffs,
- be-quests,
- be quests,
- writeoff,
- giftings,
- pre-sents,
- do ones parts,
- pre-sent,
- pre sent,
- do part,
- do one's parts,
- be-quest,
- do ones part,
- a hands,
- do parts,
- do one part.
- drop bucket,
- drop the bucket,
- drop in bucket,
- not enoughs,
- dis appointment,
- dis-appointments,
- spit the sea,
- lick and promise,
- drop in ocean,
- spit in sea,
- drop the ocean,
- bandaids,
- band aids,
- small quantities,
- band-aids,
- miniscule amounts,
- drop-bucket,
- trivial amounts,
- lick promise,
- dis-appointment,
- bandaid,
- lick a promise,
- cosmetic measures,
- dis appointments,
- too little too lates,
- spit sea,
- drop ocean.
- hand-me-down,
- goodie,
- Remittances,
- Fairing,
- remittance,
- largesse,
- giveaways,
- giveaway,
- donation,
- offertory,
- hand-me-downs,
- largesses,
- Offertories.
- inadequacy,
- miserliness,
- poverty,
- deficiency,
- stinginess,
- scarceness,
- niggardliness,
- paucity,
- shortage,
- sparseness,
- scantiness,
- shortfall,
- famine,
- meagerness,
- skimpiness,
- dearth,
- insufficiency.
- band aid,
- dole,
- payment,
- trivial amount,
- pin money,
- small quantity,
- rake off,
- share,
- Partage,
- drop in the bucket,
- minimum,
- subscription,
- write-offs,
- chump change,
- too little too late,
- chicken feed,
- spit in the sea,
- Halver,
- do one's part,
- earnings,
- subsistence,
- modicum,
- nadir,
- write-off,
- gift,
- a hand,
- helping hand largess,
- rake-off,
- scruple,
- halvers,
- drop in the ocean,
- rake-offs,
- miniscule amount,
- Gifting,
- fifty-fifty,
- leasts,
- mite,
- least,
- Quotum,
- cosmetic measure,
- not enough.
- bit,
- trace,
- grain,
- shred,
- Flyspeck,
- dash,
- crumb,
- whit,
- scrap,
- touch,
- smithereen,
- speck,
- smidgen,
- morsel,
- granule,
- dab,
- iota,
- atom,
- particle,
- drop.
v.
• Other relevant words: (verb)Other synonyms:
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- sou.
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- niggardly.
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- nothing.
- hay,
- banyan day,
- driblet,
- mote,
- cut,
- snitch,
- tiny bit,
- ratio,
- fair share,
- smidge,
- dribble,
- hoot,
- song,
- ration,
- trivia,
- interest,
- Minutiae,
- quota,
- farthing,
- piece,
- few,
- nutshell,
- allowance,
- ace,
- collection,
- portion,
- tittle,
- dwarf,
- jointure,
- quantum,
- dime,
- dose,
- percentage,
- drab,
- gobbet,
- short commons,
- offering,
- ounce,
- contingent,
- pinch,
- meed,
- income,
- handout,
- trifle,
- pogey,
- thimbleful,
- alms fee,
- divvy,
- pension,
- dot,
- dram,
- Cantlet,
- dividend,
- contribution,
- spoonful,
- measure,
- proportion,
- spot,
- fragment,
- small potatoes,
- starvation wages,
- alimony,
- Donative,
- mess,
- commission,
- votive offering,
- Dight,
- jot,
- Scrimption,
- property,
- palimony,
- sprinkle,
- point,
- pebble,
- snack,
- part,
- tithe,
- scantling,
- suerte,
- fleck,
- molecule,
- remuneration,
- annuity,
- hooter,
- charity,
- allotment,
- hair,
- allocation,
- shoestring,
- minim,
- emolument,
- fee,
- handful,
- deal,
- groat,
- little,
- end,
- whack,
- little bit,
- alms,
- cantle.
How to use "Pittance" in context?
What is a "pittance"? In the context of this essay, it refers to a very small amount, typically less than a dollar. This term is often used to describe something that is too small to be worth much and is seen as inadequate. The word "pittance" is derived from the French term "petite entreprise," meaning "a small business." There is a saying that goes, "a penny saved is a penny earned." This is especially true when it comes to helping people live below their means.
Paraphrases for Pittance:
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
deprivation.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
destitution, handout, misery, squalor, trifle.
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Noun, singular or mass
Hyponym for Pittance:
n.
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possession
payment.
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possession
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