The phrase "a meager amount" is correct and can be used in written English.
It usually refers to an amount of something that is very small or not enough. For example, "He was given a meager amount of food for the journey."
Since April, Ms. Jackson has managed to save just $800, a meager amount that illustrates the futility of her efforts.
He has pulled in more than $250,000 online in recent days, exceeding a campaign goal, but a meager amount by the standards of modern campaigns.
A random survey of parking recently showed that people in Chinatown were left with a meager amount of street space after various law enforcement officials had parked for the day.
On Saturday, Mr. Khan, whose carpentry shop in Kandahar, and thus his livelihood, had been damaged by American bombs, bought a meager amount of cookies from Ghulam Rasoul Faizi, a former professor who had been fired by the Taliban.
Seared dayboat scallops sounded luscious, with the menu promising broccoli, flageolets, sun-dried tomatoes and pearl onions, but the dish was a tease; great scallops, lots of flageolets and a meager amount of other vegetables.
Keystone is confident that there will be demand for its buildings since, for years, only a meager amount of modern warehouse space has been constructed on speculation in North Jersey and particularly in the port area.
This is a trade route whose impact will extend far beyond merely being a mechanism for shipping a relatively meager amount of goods.
Mr. Obama has recognized a simple truth that seems to evade The Times and other reformers: it takes money for candidates to communicate their message, and in a national campaign the meager amount of taxpayer financing offered just won't cut it.
There was also a large area designated for the history of the Mets, although Jose Rosario, 21, a lifelong Mets fan, sounded a bit disappointed at the meager amount of Mets apparel he saw represented among the crowd.
A Tamil woman living in a displaced camp washes dishes in a nearby home, earning the meager amount necessary for travel to visit her detained husband.
