pittance

Signification (Anglais)

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

Concepts

pitance

misère

somme dérisoire

Synonymes

chicken feed

loose change

odd money

paucity

scarcity

trifle

small amount

something very small

Traductions

Hungerlohn

miseria

misèria

εξευτελιστική αμοιβή

miséria

schäbige Summe

armselige Summe

μικρό επίδομα

miseria

schijntje

bagatela

ninharia

mixaria

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈpɪtəns/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: pitaunce

In summary

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