# pittance

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɪtəns/ · frequency rank #46,698

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

## Etymology
From Middle English pitaunce, from Old French pitance, pitence, from Medieval Latin *pietāntia, from Latin pietās (“piety”).

## Common misspellings (11)
`ipttance`, `pitance`, `pitatnce`, `pittacne`, `pittancce`, `pittanec`, `pittannce`, `pittence`, `pittnace`, `ppittance`, `ptitance`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pittance