peanuts

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peanuts

/ˈpiːnʌts/ UK
/ˈpiˌnʌts/ US

noun

plural plural of peanut

noun

figuratively, informal, plural, plural only Especially of a salary: a very insufficient or small amount. It’s a fun job, but it pays peanuts.
Similar: pittance, trifle

verb

indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of peanut

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: goober pea, goober, earthnut, groundnut, monkey nut, little, small, minor, insignificant, arachis hypogaea, peanut vine, nothing, unshelled, nuts, cartoon, crackers

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noun very insufficient or small amount

Español	calderilla, cuatro cuartos, cuatro duros
日本語	雀の涙 suzumu-no-namida
Português	ninharia
Deutsch	Peanuts, für einen Apfel und ein Ei
Русский	гроши́ groší, копе́йки kopéjki

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@misc{peanuts_2026,
  title = {peanuts},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/peanuts},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}