pittance
Barely enough money
A pittance is a very small amount of money, especially when it seems inadequate for the work done or the need at hand: They expect us to live on a pittance.
The word carries a tone of complaint or injustice—wages described as a pittance are insultingly low, not just modest.
Contemptibly meager
- measlyContemptibly inadequate
- negligibleToo small to consider
- inadequateNot sufficient for purpose
- insufficientBelow required quantity
nominal · token · derisory · trivial · minimal · slight · modest · sparse
Fixed regular payment
- allowanceFixed periodic payment
- salaryFixed periodic employment payment
- remunerationPayment for work done
- compensationPayment for services rendered
payment · earnings · income · paycheck · honorarium · fee · minimum wage · subsistence wage
Remaining alive against odds
- livelihoodMeans of earning income
- sustenanceMeans of living
- bare minimumSmallest acceptable quantity
- hand-to-mouthConsuming resources immediately
scraping by · breadline · poverty · making ends meet · getting by · necessities · rations · hardship
Gifts to the destitute
- handoutFree distribution to recipients
- donationVoluntary charitable gift
- reliefEasing of distress
- aidSupport given freely
dole · contribution · offering · bequest · welfare · assistance · benefaction · small gift
paltry
Contemptibly meager
- measlyContemptibly inadequate
- negligibleToo small to consider
- inadequateNot sufficient for purpose
insufficient · nominal · token · derisory · trivial · minimal · slight · modest · sparse · skimpy
stipend
Fixed regular payment
- allowanceFixed periodic payment
- salaryFixed periodic employment payment
- remunerationPayment for work done
compensation · payment · earnings · income · paycheck · honorarium · fee · minimum wage · subsistence wage · starvation wage
survival
Remaining alive against odds
- livelihoodMeans of earning income
- sustenanceMeans of living
- bare minimumSmallest acceptable quantity
hand-to-mouth · scraping by · breadline · poverty · making ends meet · getting by · necessities · rations · hardship · destitution
alms
Gifts to the destitute
aid · dole · contribution · offering · bequest · welfare · assistance · benefaction · small gift
- Insignificant thingstrivial, minor, small, tiny, negligible
- small amountsbit, drop, hint, dash, pinch
- triflestrifle, trivia, bagatelle, minutiae, nothing
- giftsgift, gifts, present, presents, gift boxes
- moneydollar, euro, coin, cash, pound
- charitable givingcharitable gift, charitable gifts, donation, donations, contribution
pittanceliving wage
Income covering necessities
fair wage · opulence · affluence · prosperity · generosity