pittance

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A small allowance of food and drink; a scanty meal.
2. A meagre allowance of money or wages.
3. A small amount.

Sinonieme

chicken feed

loose change

odd money

paucity

scarcity

trifle

small amount

something very small

Vertalings

miseria

Hungerlohn

miséria

misèria

pitance

εξευτελιστική αμοιβή

armselige Summe

μικρό επίδομα

misère

somme dérisoire

miseria

schijntje

bagatela

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈpɪtəns/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: pitaunce

In summary

From Middle English pitaunce, from Old French pitance, pitence, from Medieval Latin *pietāntia, from Latin pietās (“piety”).