trivial amount

NOUN

drop in the bucket

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bit

STRONG

pittance small amount 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

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"Hosting trillions of Memories on Snapchat isn't a trivial amount," social media consultant Matt Navarra told the BBC.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2025

“The power generated from these dams is really a trivial amount of power, something on the order of 2% of the electric utility that previously owned the dams.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 5, 2023

And sure, an always-on display is going to drain a little more battery than keeping the screen entirely off, but in most phones, it’s a trivial amount.

From The Verge • Sep. 10, 2022

“It’s a trivial amount of money when you think of climate impact being in the trillions of dollars,” he said.

From New York Times • May 11, 2015

I wasn’t even thinking of money—at least not such a trivial amount as exchanges hands on my allowance day.

From Hoofbeats on the Turnpike by Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine)

trivial amount

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