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Definition peanuts in American English

peanuts plural noun

plural noun
1

an expression used to say that if you pay a low wage, you cannot expect to find very good people to do the work

Example

He defended the monetary decision, saying 'If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys'.

Definition peanuts in American English