PEANUT


Meaning of PEANUT in English

pea ‧ nut /ˈpiːnʌt/ BrE AmE noun

1 . [countable] a pale brown nut in a thin shell which grows under the ground SYN groundnut :

a packet of roasted peanuts

2 . peanuts informal a very small amount of money:

The hotel workers get paid peanuts.

I’m tired of working for peanuts.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.