| Pittance [ PIT-ns ] | |
| [ noun ] | |
| MEANING : | |
| 1. a scanty or meagre allowance or remuneration 2. a small monetary sum | |
| USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | |
| The fact that government employees in this country receive a pittance as salaries is probably the likely cause for corruption in the bureaucracy. | |
| USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | |
| The long-suffering shareholders of Northern Rock will likely receive a pittance in compensation in the wake of Chancellor Alistair Darling's announcement yesterday that the beleaguered mortgage lender is to be taken into temporary public ownership. | |
