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pice

pice

9.9
A very small amount of money that has little value
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : pice
  • You can't buy anything for a pice these days.

Examples

  • They donated every pice they could spare to the charity.

  • Her advice was not worth a pice to the experienced team.

  • He would not spend a single pice on things he did not need.

  • He found a pice on the ground.

  • You can't buy anything for a pice these days.

  • Her advice was not worth a pice to the experienced team.

  • He would not spend a single pice on things he did not need.

Synonyms

chump change
vspice
  • Informal
8 8.2

A very small amount of money that hardly matters next to bigger costs

is the general idea of any amount with little or no value
tuppence
vspice
  • Archaic
5 9.9

An old British coin worth two pennies or a very small amount of money

is the broad label for any tiny amount or little value
dime's worth
vspice
  • Informal
2 8.1

A very small, unimportant amount

is the general name for any tiny or worthless amount
tinker's damn
vspice
  • NSFW
2 9.9

Something of little or no worth

focuses specifically on small monetary amount rather than general worth
sou
vspice
  • Archaic
1 9.9

An old French coin or a very small amount of money

is the neutral everyday term for any very small value
stuiver
vspice
  • Archaic
9.9

A very small amount of money that shows little value

is the general term for any very small monetary worth
baiocco
vspice
  • Archaic
9.9

A very small amount of money that has little value

is the plain category name for minimal monetary value
thruppence
vspice
  • Archaic
9.9

A very small amount of money or something of little value

is the neutral term without the informal tone
denarius
vspice
  • Archaic
9.9

A very small amount of money often used to show low value

is the everyday sense used in ordinary contexts
measly amount
vspice
  • Informal
5.1

A very small amount that is not enough

simply labels a very small amount without the disappointment tone
ten-cent trinket
vspice
  • Archaic
4.0

A small cheap object with little real value

applies to tiny monetary amounts rather than cheap objects

Antonyms

676 1.1

Valuable items like gold or jewels that people keep

453 2.8

A very large amount of money

How Much

fortune
453 2.8
sum
141 1.0
pittance
15 7.9
pice
  • Archaic
9.9

Surface Forms

pice singular
pices plural

Etymology

The word pice is also used to mean a very small amount because it comes from the Hindi paisa, a tiny coin. So, if something is 'not worth a pice' it is almost worthless.