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pittance

/ˈpɪtns/noun

उच्चारण पिट्न्स

नाममात्र की रक़म, बहुत थोड़ा वेतन

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noun
  1. 1

    [C, usually singular]

    a very small amount of money that somebody receives, for example as a wage, and that is hardly enough to live on

    नाममात्र की रक़म, बहुत थोड़ा वेतन

    • The workers were paid a pittance for twelve hours a day.
    • He sold the land for a pittance.

    Synonyms trifle peanuts

    Opposite fortune

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

trifle peanuts

Antonyms

fortune

§Grammar and usage

Usage: Pittance is usually used in phrases such as work for a pittance, be paid a pittance and sell something for a pittance.

Usage में pittance अक्सर work for a pittance, be paid a pittance और sell something for a pittance जैसे phrases में आता है।