if you pay bananas, you get monkeys

proverb

Synonym of if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

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Meanings

proverb
  1. Synonym of if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

    Synonyms: if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys

Synonyms & antonyms

proverbSynonym of if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

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if you pay peanutsyou get monkeys
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Cite this entry
APA

if you pay bananas, you get monkeys. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20you%20pay%20bananas%2C%20you%20get%20monkeys

MLA

“if you pay bananas, you get monkeys.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20you%20pay%20bananas%2C%20you%20get%20monkeys. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “if you pay bananas, you get monkeys,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20you%20pay%20bananas%2C%20you%20get%20monkeys.

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