English-Thai Dictionary

pittance

N เงิน เล็กน้อย  ngen-lek-noi

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PITTANCE

n.[The word signifies primarily, a portion of food allowed to a monk. The Spanish has pitar, to distribute allowances of meat, and pitancero, a person who distributes allowances, or a friar who lives on charity. ] 1. An allowance of meat in a monastery.
2. A very small portion allowed or assigned.
3. A very small quantity.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PITTANCE

Pit "tance, n. Etym: [OE. pitance, pitaunce, F. pitance; cf. It. pietanza, LL. pitancia, pittantia, pictantia; perh. fr. L. pietas pity, piety, or perhaps akin to E. petty. Cf. Petty, and Pity. ]

 

1. An allowance of food bestowed in charity; a mess of victuals; hence, a small charity gift; a dole. "A good pitaunce." Chaucer. One half only of this pittance was ever given him in money. Macaulay.

 

2. A meager portion, quality, or allowance; an inconsiderable salary or compensation. "The small pittance of learning they received. " Swift. The inconsiderable pittance of faithful professors. Fuller.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

pittance

pit tance |ˈpitns ˈpɪtns | ▶noun [ usu. in sing. ] a very small or inadequate amount of money paid to someone as an allowance or wage. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French pitance, from medieval Latin pitantia, from Latin pietas ‘pity. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

pittance

pit |tance |ˈpɪt (ə )ns | ▶noun 1 [ usu. in sing. ] a very small or inadequate amount of money: he paid his workers a pittance. 2 historical 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. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French pitance, from medieval Latin pitantia, from Latin pietas ‘pity ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

pittance

pittance noun the musicians were paid a pittance: a tiny amount, next to nothing, very little; informal peanuts, chicken feed, slave wages, chump change.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

pittance

pittance noun the musicians were paid a pittance: a very small amount, a tiny amount, an insufficient amount, next to nothing, very little; informal peanuts, chicken feed, slave wages, a shoestring; N. Amer. informal chump change.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

pittance

pit tance /pɪ́t (ə )ns /名詞 C 〖通例a ～〗1 わずかな手当て [収入 ].2 少量 ; 少数 .