small amount

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chicken feed n.
chump change n.
drop in the bucket n.
smidgen n.
touch n.

NOUN

chicken feed

Synonyms

WEAK

Mickey Mouse chump change coins nickels and dimes paltry sum peanuts pin money pittance pocket money small amount of money small change small potatoes spending money

NOUN

chump change

Synonyms

WEAK

Mickey Mouse chicken feed nickels and dimes paltry sum peanuts pittance pocket money small change small potatoes spending money

NOUN

drop in the bucket

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bit trivial amount

STRONG

pittance small change small potatoes small quantity

WEAK

Band-Aid cosmetic measure disappointment drop in the ocean lick and a promise miniscule amount not enough speck spit in the sea too little too late trifle

NOUN

smidgen

Synonyms

STRONGEST

iota morsel sliver whiff

STRONG

atom crumb dab dash drop fraction fragment grain mite particle pinch scintilla scrap shard shaving shred speck tad taste trace whisper

WEAK

chicken feed little bit small bit small quantity wee bit

Antonyms

STRONGEST

lot

STRONG

entirety glob total whole

NOUN

touch

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bit dash detail hint scent shade taste tinge trace whiff

STRONG

drop inkling intimation jot pinch smack smattering speck spot streak suggestion suspicion tincture

WEAK

soupçon

Antonyms

STRONGEST

lot whole

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small amount

"Hobby spending is a small amount of overall retail sales, but it's a good gauge of whether consumers have any money leftover in their budgets."

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

One way to stretch a small amount of platinum further is to turn it into nanoparticles.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026

She welcomed Wednesday's ruling, saying she had "pursued all available legal avenues" so as to "preserve the small amount of justice afforded to the Lovell family".

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

“And for a relatively small amount of money, I can make a little bit of a difference.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

But the man shook his head and said that he couldn’t sell such a small amount of gas.

From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White

small amount

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