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widow's mite

–noun
a small contribution given cheerfully by one who can ill afford it. Mark 12:41–44.

Origin:
1585–95
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wid·ow's mite   (wĭd'ōz)   
n.  A small contribution made by one who has little.

[From the widow who gave two small coins to the Temple treasury in Mark 12:43.]
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