as in dime
a very small sum of money
I'm sick of working for chicken feed—I want a job where I can bring home some real dough
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Recent Examples of chicken feed
There’s big money to be had on a day when most Americans are engaging in some serious co-viewing, and Netflix’s initial bid of $150 million will probably look like chicken feed in 10 years’ time.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
For a state with fewer than one million people, that’s not chicken feed.
—Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
For a state with fewer than one million people, that’s not chicken feed.
—Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Chicken feed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chicken%20feed. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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