peanuts
nounUK /ˈpiːnʌts/ · US /ˈpiˌnʌts/
1
Figuratively, Informal Especially of a salary: a very insufficient or small amount.
- It’s a fun job, but it pays peanuts.
- Derived terms
- if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys
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