peanut
noun/ˈpiːnʌt/
/ˈpiːnʌt/
- (British English also groundnut)[countable] a nut that grows underground in a thin shell
- a packet of salted peanuts
- peanut oil
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- peanuts[plural] (informal) a very small amount of money
- I won’t work for peanuts.
- He gets paid peanuts for doing that job.
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