Definitions of peanuts
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an insignificant sum of money; a trifling amount“her salary is peanuts compared to his”
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type of:
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amount, amount of money, sum, sum of money
a quantity of money
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amount, amount of money, sum, sum of money
Pronunciation
US
/ˈpinəts/
UK
/ˈpinəts/
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