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meager amount

[ˈmiːɡər əˈmaʊnt]
noun phrasepl: meager amounts
quantia insuficiente
1. A small or insufficient quantity of something; an inadequate supply or portion
The company received only a meager amount of funding for the project.
A empresa recebeu apenas uma quantia insuficiente de financiamento para o projeto.
2. A scanty or sparse quantity that falls short of what is needed or expected
They survived on a meager amount of food during the winter.
Eles sobreviveram com uma quantidade escassa de alimento durante o inverno.
NYC Slang
chump change (for monetary amounts)
Synonyms
scanty amountpaltry suminsufficient quantitysparse amountpittancetrifle
Antonyms
abundant amountgenerous amountsubstantial sumcopious quantityplentiful amount

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
quantia insuficiente
Most common usage across Brazil
General Brazilian
quantidade escassa
Alternative common term
Portugal
quantia exígua
More formal Portuguese usage
Portugal
quantidade modesta
Alternative formal term

Related Idioms & Phrases

a drop in the bucket
barely enough to get by
scraping by
slim pickings
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