1 (BrE also groundnut) [C] a nut that grows underground in a thin shell:
a packet of salted peanuts * peanut oil
2 (peanuts) [pl.] (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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