pittance
Meanings
Plural: pittances
Noun
- an inadequate payment
- "they work all day for a mere pittance"
- A small allowance of food and drink; a scanty meal.
- A meagre allowance of money or wages.
- A small amount.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English pitaunce, from Old French pitance, pitence, from Medieval Latin *pietāntia, from Latin pietās (“piety”).
Scrabble Score: 12
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Words With Friends Score: 15
pittance is a valid Words With Friends word