pittance

About 0.30 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A small allowance of food and drink; a scanty meal.
2. noun A meagre allowance of money or wages.
3. noun A small amount.

Similar words

penury poverty destitution hardship misery squalor wretchedness deprivation distress godsend

Often followed by

of for to in which and from that compared

Word family

pittances