Peanuts

See also: peanuts, pea nuts, and pea-nuts

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English peanuts. Popularized by former Deutsche Bank chairman Hilmar Kopper who used the word to describe a sum of 50 million DM (c. 25 million €).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpiːnats/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Peanuts pl (plural only)

  1. peanuts (a small amount of money, especially a salary)
    Synonyms: 'n Appel und 'n Ei, Kleinigkeit
    • 2013, Robert Reuter, Wirtschaftsfaktor Fußball: Die Bundesliga ist die profitabelste Liga Europas, GBI Genios Wirtschaftsdatenbank GmbH, →ISBN:
      Im Vergleich zu anderen europäischen Vereinen sind die TV-Einnahmen deutscher Clubs immer noch nur Peanuts.
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Declension

Declension of Peanuts [pl-only]
plural
def. noun
nominative die Peanuts
genitive der Peanuts
dative den Peanuts
accusative die Peanuts

See also

  • Erdnuss (“peanut”)
  • Appendix:GfdS words of the year#1994

Further reading

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