peanut(LITTLE MONEY)

peanuts | American Dictionary

peanuts
plural noun
 infmlus/ˈpi·nəts, -ˌnʌts/
a very small amount of money:
They expect us to work for peanuts.

peanuts | Business English

peanuts
noun[ U ]
 MONEY informaluk /ˈpiːnʌts/us
an amount of money that is so small it is not worth working for or considering:
earn/make/be paid peanutsThey work long hours and earn peanuts.
A fine of $2 million is peanuts to an organization of that size.

Examples of peanuts

peanuts
Peanuts and soybeans were not included in pulses.
Zia rejected the offer saying it was 'peanuts'.
Peanuts air one of the things thar's no countin' on," he added.
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