Adjective
better than nothing (comparative form only)
Barely useful; almost worthless or pointless, but nevertheless better than having nothing at all.
I used to believe that anything was better than nothing. Now I know that sometimes nothing is better. Glenda Jackson
The greater the interest involved in a truth the more careful, self-distrustful, and patient should be the inquiry. I would not attack the faith of a heathen without being sure I had a better one to put in its place, because, such as it is, it is better than nothing. Harriet Beecher Stowe
My fingers will not type the words "her money became a burden to her" but I do think that her wealth was like a lazy servant - better than nothing but a source of unremitting annoyance because it never filled her most urgent needs. Quentin Crisp
Half bread is better than nothing. Namibian Proverb
Little is better than nothing. Finnish Proverb
No office so humble but it is better than nothing. Dutch Proverb