pittance

Definitions

Common Collocations

• 1.earn a pittance收入微薄
• 2.paid a pittance薪酬少得可怜
• 3.work for a pittance为极低薪酬工作
• 4.a mere pittance区区小数

Example Sentences

• 1.

  The factory workers were paid a pittance despite working twelve-hour shifts.

• 2.

  She earned a pittance as a freelance writer in her early career.

• 3.

  The charity received a pittance compared to what was actually needed.