peanuts

pea·nuts
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UK/ˈpiːnʌts/US/ˈpiˌnʌts/

noun

Especially of a salary: a very insufficient or small amount.

“It’s a fun job, but it pays peanuts.”

Less commonScrabble 9

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of peanut
nounpeanuts pl (plural only)
  1. figurativelyinformalpluralplural onlyEspecially of a salary: a very insufficient or small amount.

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

    Synonyms: pittance, trifle

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of peanut

Synonyms & antonyms

nounEspecially of a salary: a very insufficient or small amount.

Translations

Catalan quatre rals, quatre xavos
  • quatre ralsvery insufficient or small amount
  • quatre xavosvery insufficient or small amount
Finnish suolarahat
  • suolarahatvery insufficient or small amount
German Peanuts, für einen Apfel und ein Ei
  • Peanutsvery insufficient or small amount
  • für einen Apfel und ein Eivery insufficient or small amount
Japanese 雀の涙
  • 雀の涙 (suzumu-no-namida)very insufficient or small amount
Norwegian Bokmål peanuts, en slikk og ingenting
  • peanutsvery insufficient or small amount
  • en slikk og ingentingvery insufficient or small amount
Portuguese ninharia
  • ninhariavery insufficient or small amount
Russian гроши́, копе́йки
  • гроши́ (groší)very insufficient or small amount
  • копе́йки (kopéjki)very insufficient or small amount
Spanish calderilla, cuatro cuartos
  • calderillavery insufficient or small amount
  • cuatro cuartosvery insufficient or small amount
  • cuatro durosvery insufficient or small amount
Swedish spottstyver, struntsumma
  • spottstyververy insufficient or small amount
  • struntsummavery insufficient or small amount
Turkish üç kuruş
  • üç kuruşvery insufficient or small amount

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Cite this entry
APA

peanuts. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peanuts

MLA

“peanuts.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peanuts. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peanuts,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peanuts.

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