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Definition of peanut noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

peanut

noun
 
/ˈpiːnʌt/
 
/ˈpiːnʌt/
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  1. (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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  2. 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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