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   pittance

   /ˈpɪt(ə)ns/

   noun

   • 1. a very small or inadequate amount of money: "he paid his workers a pittance"
   • 2. 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. historical

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French pitance, from medieval Latin pitantia, from Latin pietas ‘pity’.

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