Pittance Definition

pĭtns
noun
A small or barely sufficient allowance of money.
Webster's New World
Any small amount or share.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Pittance

Noun

Singular:
pittance
Plural:
pittances

Origin of Pittance

  • Middle English pitance from Old French allowance of food to a monk or poor person from Medieval Latin pietantia from pietāns *pietant- present participle of *pietāre to show compassion from Latin pietās piety pity

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin pietantia

    From Wiktionary

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