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pittance
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[ˈpɪt(ə)ns], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a very small or inadequate amount of money
(e.g: he paid his workers a pittance)
- a pious bequest to a religious house or order to provide extra food and wine at particular festivals, or on the anniversary of the benefactor's death
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Origin
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Middle English: from Old French pitance, from medieval Latin pitantia, from Latin pietas ‘pity’
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