peanuts Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun an insignificant sum of money; a trifling amount
   
   • her salary is peanuts compared to his
2. noun underground pod of the peanut vine
   peanut.
   
3. noun widely cultivated American plant cultivated in tropical and warm regions; showy yellow flowers on stalks that bend over to the soil so that seed pods ripen underground
   peanut; Arachis hypogaea; peanut vine.
   
4. noun a young child who is small for his age
   peanut.
   
5. noun pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms
   goober; peanut; monkey nut; earthnut; groundnut; goober pea.
   

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