peanuts

See also: Peanuts and pea-nuts

English

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpiːˌnʌts/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈpinəts/, /ˈpiˌnʌts/
Audio (US) (file)

Noun

peanuts

plural of peanut

Noun

peanuts pl (plural only)

(informal, figurative) A very small or insufficient amount (especially of a salary).
Synonyms: pittance, trifle

It's a fun job, but it pays peanuts.

Descendants

→ German: Peanuts

Translations

insignificant amount of money

Catalan: quatre rals, quatre xavos
Finnish: suolarahat pl
German: für einen Apfel und ein Ei, Peanuts (de) f pl
Japanese: 雀の涙 (ja) (すずめ-の-なみだ, suzumu-no-namida)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: en slikk og ingenting, peanuts pl
Persian: ^{(please verify)} پول ناچیز‎ (puli nâčiz) (Dari)
Russian: гроши́ (ru) m pl (groší), копе́йки (ru) f pl (kopéjki)
Spanish: cuatro cuartos, cuatro duros, calderilla (es)
Swedish: spottstyver (sv) c, struntsumma c
Turkish: üç kuruş

Verb

peanuts

third-person singular simple present indicative of peanut

Anagrams

unpaste, untapes

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