Associations to the word «Pittance»

Wiktionary

PITTANCE, noun. A small allowance of food and drink; a scanty meal.
PITTANCE, noun. A meagre allowance of money or wages.
PITTANCE, noun. A small amount.
PITTANCE PAYMENT, noun. A meager monetary allowance, wage, or remuneration. A very small amount.

Dictionary definition

PITTANCE, noun. An inadequate payment; "they work all day for a mere pittance".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley