[くされがね, kusaregane] (n) paltry sum (of money) [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
paltry \pal"try\ (p[add]l"tr[y^]), a. [Compar. {Paltrier}
(p[add]l"tr[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Paltriest}.] [Cf. Prov. E.
paltry refuse, rubbish, LG. palterig ragged, palte, palter, a
rag, a tatter, Dan. pialt, Sw. palta, pl. paltor.]
Mean; vile; worthless; despicable; contemptible; pitiful;
trifling; as, a paltry excuse; paltry gold. --Cowper.
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The paltry prize is hardly worth the cost. --Byron.
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Syn: See {Contemptible}.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
paltry
adj 1: not worth considering; "he considered the prize too
paltry for the lives it must cost"; "piffling efforts";
"a trifling matter" [syn: {negligible}, {paltry},
{trifling}]
2: contemptibly small in amount; "a measly tip"; "the company
donated a miserable $100 for flood relief"; "a paltry wage";
"almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans" [syn:
{measly}, {miserable}, {paltry}]
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