Pittance

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.