peanuts
plural noun
infmlus/ˈpi·nəts,-ˌnʌts/a verysmallamountofmoney:
Theyexpectus toworkfor peanuts.
peanuts| Business English
peanuts
noun[U]
MONEYinformaluk/ˈpiːnʌts/usanamountofmoneythat is sosmallit is notworthworkingfor orconsidering:
earn/make/be paid peanutsTheyworklonghoursandearnpeanuts.
Afineof $2 million is peanuts to anorganizationof thatsize.
Examplesofpeanuts
peanuts
The once-major crop -peanuts- is replaced by mango groves.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Peanutsand soybeans were not included in pulses.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Zia rejected the offer saying it was 'peanuts'.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Peanutsair one of the things thar's no countin' on," he added.
FromProject Gutenberg
Peanutsare exempt, but are they an essential part of the diet of the nation?
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