Definitions
an inadequate payment
Word origin
From Middle English pitaunce, from Old French pitance, pitence, from Medieval Latin *pietāntia, from Latin pietās (“piety”).
Used in a sentence
“In the very prime of life, Mr. Glentworth found every prospect gone; he had only a meagre pittance, compared to his former expenditure; but he had neither the habits nor the opportunity of increasing it.”
“Dad was forced to claim benefit money from the government. It was a pittance, barely enough to live on.”
“The former residents of Fraguas, who sold up for a pittance, have swung behind the resettlement, happy to see life return to the narrow lanes where they grew up.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Tiny payment”8 letters
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