peanuts

peanuts

A very paltry or minuscule amount of money. I would be dubious of anyone who is willing to work for peanuts—more often than not, it means they aren't the most reliable employee out there. You're never going to be able to hire an effective manager if you're only willing to pay peanuts.

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peanuts

n. practically no money at all; chicken feed. They want me to do everything, but they only pay peanuts.

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