pittance
Example Sentences
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It is a pittance compared to full members - England receive close to £33m in addition to lucrative broadcast deals.
From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026
A private real-estate firm has sought to buy Pinnacle’s rent-stabilized apartments in bankruptcy for a pittance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026
Spotify has long been criticized by musicians, songwriters and artists’ rights groups, who have accused the company of paying a pittance to most of the working artists whose songs appear on its platform.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 16, 2025
Months later he return to his home region as a member of the British expedition, paid a daily pittance of just a few Nepali rupee coins.
From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025
They want to buy the house for a pittance, and Father refuses to accept their miserable offers.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.