| 词汇 | pittance |
| 释义 | pittance noun[ Cusually singular ] disapprovinguk /ˈpɪt.əns/ us /ˈpɪt̬.əns/ a very small amount of money, especially money received as payment, income, or a present: 小数额的钱，（尤指）微薄的工资 He works hard but he's paid a pittance.他工作辛劳，但收入微薄。 Small amounts of money a drop in the oceanidiom bagatelle bobbin chickenfeed chump change drop microcredit miserly mountain biking not a red centidiom paltry peanut pennyworth pocket money princely red shrapnel sou trifling pittance | American Dictionarypittance noun[ Cusually sing ] us/ˈpɪt·əns/ a very small amount of money: He couldn’t live on the pittance his mother sent him. pittance | Business Englishpittance noun[ S ] disapprovinguk /ˈpɪtəns/us a very small amount of money, especially money received as income: earn/get paid a pittanceThey work long hours and get paid a pittance. Fears grew among shareholders that the business could be sold for a pittance. The interest you receive on these accounts is a pittance compared with some online accounts. Examples of pittancepittance Today, runners are paid a pittance by comparison, not even enough to support themselves. There is precise information about the celebration of the anniversaries of founders and benefactors throughout the year, with appropriate pittances and almsgiving. The services which can be run on this pittance are minimal and generally fall down in terms of distribution. Less developed countries produce mainly agricultural products, at a pittance, for consumption by the rich world. For that we received a miserable pittance, and those were the conditions under private enterprise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many of them are getting such a miserable pittance that it means actual starvation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Take the case of the ill-paid workman with his miserable pittance of approved benefit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was pitiful to see her trying to do her best to manage on a mere pittance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On the one hand, the amount collected from tolls is a mere pittance: on the other hand, the collection causes delay and disrupts the traffic. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Are the profits amassed by western companies by making children under ten work in poor countries for a pittance clean money? From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English At the same time, many at the sharp end are living in near poverty on a pittance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many thousands of men have lost their all and have gone for the small pittance which is paid to the soldier or the non-commissioned officer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Below these peaks are hundreds of novelists and writers, who give pleasure to thousands and who are paid a pittance in return. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We cannot continue to spend a pittance fighting cancer and a fortune supporting tobacco. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English The younger generation works long days for a pittance, causing physical and mental weariness. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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