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pittance

nounCommon GRE wordMore P words

a very small or inadequate amount of money

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Pittance in a sentence

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The workers were paid a pittance for grueling twelve-hour shifts.

Synonyms
triflemodicumpeanutsmite
Antonyms
fortunewindfall

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Because the evidence linking the additive to the illness remained blank, regulators declined to issue a ban and instead called for further study.

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Pittance (noun) means a very small or inadequate amount of money
Here is pittance used in an example sentence: "The workers were paid a pittance for grueling twelve-hour shifts."
Common synonyms for pittance include trifle, modicum, peanuts, mite.
Antonyms of pittance include fortune, windfall.
Pittance is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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