peanut
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7.0
- adjective
- /ˈpiːnʌt/
- Informal
- For someone earning a million dollars a year, that fee is just peanuts.
Examples
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A shoulder broken, a bone in my back broken, a leg broken twice were peanuts in comparison.
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I mean, it's peanuts compared to what some of the, again, what Trump is doing that the kind of money he is making from just basically selling the job.
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The money we saved on the project was peanuts compared to the overall budget.
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His concerns about the meeting seemed peanuts when I considered the bigger issues at stake.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Not very important
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3.7
Small and unimportant in position or power
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3.9
Not important or serious
102
4.1
Not important or too small to matter
50
1.9
Not worth attention or notice
47
5.9
Not important and not well known, often used for people or small businesses
31
5.6
Very small or unimportant and not worth worrying about
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8.3
Small and not important, often far from larger towns
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7.9
A very small amount or unimportant detail
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8.0
Very small and not important
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6.8
Too small or not important enough to matter
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8.9
A person or thing that others see as worthless
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9.9
Small and not important
1
7.0
Small in amount and not important
1
8.6
Too small or not important to matter
1
7.9
A very small unimportant village or town
1
9.9
Very small or unimportant
Not important or serious compared with other things
Very low in value and not important
Very unimportant and not worth worrying about
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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9.9
A small sea worm that pulls its front part into its body and looks like a peanut
A low plant that has yellow flowers and pods that grow under the soil and make edible peanuts
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Morphology
Etymology
Peanut used as an adjective meaning 'small' or 'not important' comes from the idea that peanuts are little and often low in value. So if something is called peanut, it means it is a 'minor' or 'insignificant' thing.