pittance, trifle, paltry amount, minimum
Он рабо́тает за жа́лкие гроши́.
He works for a mere pittance.
Зарплата у него просто мизер.
His salary is a mere pittance.
Мы получили за работу мизер денег.
We received a pittance for the work.
Убивавшийся на стройке рабочий получил гроши.
The worker, working himself to exhaustion at the construction site, was paid a pittance.
