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trivial amount

NOUN

drop in the bucket

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bit

STRONG

pittance small amount small change small potatoes small quantity

WEAK

Band-Aid cosmetic measure disappointment drop in the ocean lick and a promise miniscule amount not enough speck spit in the sea too little too late trifle

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However, he added that the government was advised the UK did not have the capability to close borders and that, even if it did, that would "only delay things by a relatively trivial amount".

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2023

“The power generated from these dams is really a trivial amount of power, something on the order of 2% of the electric utility that previously owned the dams.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 5, 2023

And sure, an always-on display is going to drain a little more battery than keeping the screen entirely off, but in most phones, it’s a trivial amount.

From The Verge • Sep. 10, 2022

While a 0.5 percent difference may seem like an insignificant figure, it amounts to 250 jobs – not a trivial amount for an area with about 50,000 workers.

From US News • Apr. 17, 2015

I wasn’t even thinking of money—at least not such a trivial amount as exchanges hands on my allowance day.

From Hoofbeats on the Turnpike by Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine)

trivial amount

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