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Remuneration vs Pittance - What's the difference?

remuneration | pittance |

As nouns the difference between remuneration and pittance

is that remuneration is pay; remuneration while pittance is a small allowance of food and drink; a scanty meal.

remuneration

English

(wikipedia remuneration)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Something given in exchange for goods or services rendered.
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=1885) , author=H. Rider Haggard , title=King Solomon's Mines , chapter=2 citation , passage=“Mr. Quatermain,” said the former, “I am well off, and I am bent upon this business. You may put the remuneration for your services at whatever figure you like in reason, and it shall be paid over to you before we start. Moreover, I will arrange in the event of anything untoward happening to us or to you, that your son shall be suitably provided for. You will see from this offer how necessary I think your presence. Also if by chance we should reach this place, and find diamonds, they shall belong to you and Good equally. I do not want them. But of course that promise is worth nothing at all, though the same thing would apply to any ivory we might get. You may pretty well make your own terms with me, Mr. Quatermain; and of course I shall pay all expenses.”}}
  • A payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument.
  • A recompense for a loss; compensation.

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    pittance

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small allowance of food and drink; a scanty meal.
  • A meagre allowance of money or wages.
  • * 1898 , , (Moonfleet) Chapter 5
    • So I went to keep house with him at the Why Not? and my aunt sent down my bag of clothes, and would have made over to Elzevir the pittance that my father left for my keep, but he said it was not needful, and he would have none of it.
  • A small amount.