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1. A very small amount of money: Despite all her her efforts to fulfill and to exceed her assignments at work, Sharon only receives a pittance for her salary.
2. A meager monetary allowance: Greg's parents give him a pittance for his weekly expenses while he is going to elementary school.
3. Etymology: from Latin pietas, "a charitable donation."
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2. A meager monetary allowance: Greg's parents give him a pittance for his weekly expenses while he is going to elementary school.
3. Etymology: from Latin pietas, "a charitable donation."
Originally, a pittance was a gift or bequest to a religious community, or a small charitable gift.
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