pittance
n
(usu sing 通常作单数) very small or insufficient amount of money paid or received as wages or an allowance 微薄的工资或津贴
work all day for a mere pittance 为菲薄的报酬整天工作
She could barely survive on the pittance she received as a widow´s pension. 她靠著极少的孤寡抚恤金仅够糊口.