chicken feed

Fig. a small amount of anything, especially of money. (See also for chicken feed. Compare this with for peanuts.) Of course I can afford $800. That's just chicken feed. It may be chicken feed to you, but that's a month's rent to me.

See also: chicken, feed

chicken feed

a very small amount of money, especially money that is paid for doing a job He pays his labourers chicken feed.

See also: chicken, feed

chicken feed

Trifling amount of money, as in I'm not going to mow lawns for $5 an hour-that's chicken feed. This expression alludes to the fact that chickens can be fed corn and wheat grains too small for other uses. [Slang; early 1800s]

See also: chicken, feed

chicken feed

n. a small amount of money. (see also peanuts.) It may be chicken feed to you, but that’s a month’s rent to me.

See also: chicken, feed

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Juro (2)	joo:-ṙo:	Japanese
Kent	[kent]
Asad	-	Arabic
Venkata	-	Indian, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam
Clio	KLEE-o (Italian)	Greek Mythology (Latinized), Italian
Peers	PEERZ, PEERS	English (Rare)