0 (of an amount of money) very small and of little or no value: --
2 used to describe an amount of money that is very small: --
Ms. Page said the settlement from the state is paltry.
a paltry payment/salary/return Miners' families get by on paltry salaries, and from time to time lose their loved ones in accidents.
a paltry amount/sum/figure Midwives are paid paltry sums to do truly demanding jobs.
The savers were getting a paltry 0.1% interest regardless of the balance in their accounts.
The blow is softened at times by the "well maintained" payment, but that is a paltry sum compared with the full market value.
The allocation for administrative expenses is decidedly paltry at a mere 5 %.
Similarly, we would like to highlight the paltry amount of credits made available.
The paltry sums pledged, the lack of clarity concerning their allocation and the individualistic logic behind the vehicle promoted testify to this.
Hence, their furious reaction last month when they closed all but a paltry three of the reform-minded daily newspapers.
Even so, during this period the membership of such organizations was paltry, and their operations tended to be both on a small scale and sporadic in nature.
Observing the price volume graph will give us a clear indication that the price levels have come down drastically over the years and seem to have stabilised at paltry levels.
His old possessions seem paltry to him now.