peanuts en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈpiˌnʌts/ (General-American)
- /ˈpiːnʌts/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Meanings
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(figuratively, informal, plural, plural-only) Especially of a salary: a very insufficient or small amount.
It’s a fun job, but it pays peanuts.
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(form-of, plural) plural of peanut
form of peanut
Deriveds
if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys
Descendants
Synonyms
Translations (17)
ja 雀の涙 (very insufficient or small amount) · es calderilla (very insufficient or small amount) · es cuatro cuartos (very insufficient or small amount) · sv struntsumma (very insufficient or small amount) · sv spottstyver (very insufficient or small amount) · tr üç kuruş (very insufficient or small amount) · fi suolarahat (very insufficient or small amount) · ca quatre rals (very insufficient or small amount) · pt ninharia (very insufficient or small amount) · ca quatre xavos (very insufficient or small amount) · nb en slikk og ingenting (very insufficient or small amount) · ru гроши́ (very insufficient or small amount) · de Peanuts (very insufficient or small amount) · nb peanuts (very insufficient or small amount) · de für einen Apfel und ein Ei (very insufficient or small amount) · ru копе́йки (very insufficient or small amount) · es cuatro duros (very insufficient or small amount)