peanut
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
peanuts
plural
peanuts
Britannica Dictionary definition of PEANUT
1
[count]
:
a nut with a thin shell that grows under the ground and that can be eaten
— often used before another noun
— called also
(British)
groundnut
2
peanuts
[plural]
informal
:
a very small amount of money
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Five billion dollars is peanuts compared to what the government spends each year.
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He works all day for peanuts.
