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Synonyms for pittance

Most common

dole modicum driblet

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A small allowance of food and drink; a scanty meal.

Forms

Plural
pittances → doles, modicums, charities, fragments…

Example sentences

  • dole Senator Dole was a hero during World War Two.
  • modicum Tom doesn't even have a modicum of common sense.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
pittancesteady
dolesteady
modicumsteady
dribletfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
dole1
7 letters
charity3, peanuts2, modicum3, driblet
8 letters
fragment2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (charity3 = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français
pitance
Español
pitanza