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

Noun

Peanuts pl (plural only)

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.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of Peanuts [pl-only]

More information plural, def. ...

See also

Further reading

“Peanuts” in Duden online

	plural
	def.	noun
nominative	die	Peanuts
genitive	der	Peanuts
dative	den	Peanuts
accusative	die	Peanuts

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