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pittance    音标拼音: [p'ɪtəns]
n. 配给的食物,施舍少量的钱,少量

配给的食物,施舍少量的钱,少量

pittance
n 1: an inadequate payment; "they work all day for a mere
pittance"

Pittance \Pit"tance\ (p[i^]t"tans), n. [OE. pitance, pitaunce,
F. pitance; cf. It. pietanza, LL. pitancia, pittantia,
pictantia; perh. fr. L. pietas pity, piety, or perhaps akin
to E. petty. Cf. {Petty}, and {Pity}.]
1. An allowance of food bestowed in charity; a mess of
victuals; hence, a small charity gift; a dole. "A good
pitaunce." --Chaucer.
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One half only of this pittance was ever given him in
money. --Macaulay.
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2. A meager portion, quantity, or allowance; an
inconsiderable salary or compensation. "The small pittance
of learning they received." --Swift.
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The inconsiderable pittance of faithful professors.
--Fuller.
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