chicken feed

noun

Updated on: 14 Apr 2018

Definition of chicken feed

slang

: a paltry sum (as in profits or wages)

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Examples of chicken feed in a Sentence

The project cost almost a million dollars, which isn't exactly chicken feed.
Ten bucks? That's chicken feed!

Recent Examples of chicken feed from the Web

Organic eggs must come from uncaged chickens fed an organic diet and given outdoor access (though a Washington Post investigation found some iffy interpretation of that rule).

— becky krystal, charlotteobserver, "Getting ready to buy supermarket eggs? Here’s what you need to know at the store," 27 Mar. 2018
Organic eggs must come from uncaged chickens fed an organic diet and given outdoor access (though a Washington Post investigation found some iffy interpretation of that rule).

— becky krystal, Houston Chronicle, "So many cartons, so little time: A guide to grocery-store eggs," 26 Mar. 2018
Organic eggs must come from uncaged chickens fed an organic diet and given outdoor access (though a Washington Post investigation found some iffy interpretation of that rule).

— becky krystal, sacbee, "Let’s lay down some egg-selecting tips | The Sacramento Bee," 20 Mar. 2018
Organic eggs must come from uncaged chickens fed an organic diet and given outdoor access (though a Washington Post investigation found some iffy interpretation of that rule).

— becky krystal, Houston Chronicle, "So many cartons, so little time: A guide to grocery-store eggs," 26 Mar. 2018
Organic eggs must come from uncaged chickens fed an organic diet and given outdoor access (though a Washington Post investigation found some iffy interpretation of that rule).

— becky krystal, sacbee, "Let’s lay down some egg-selecting tips | The Sacramento Bee," 20 Mar. 2018
Organic eggs must come from uncaged chickens fed an organic diet and given outdoor access (though a Washington Post investigation found some iffy interpretation of that rule).

— the washington post, NOLA.com, "Guide to grocery store eggs: What to look for when shopping," 17 Mar. 2018
Even though antibiotics are common in chicken feed, egg-laying hens rarely get medicated with antibiotics.

— adrienne rose johnson, Bon Appetit, "How to Buy the Best Eggs Possible," 19 Jan. 2018
That's chicken feed for the boy's grandfather, J. Paul Getty (Plummer), an oil magnate regarded as the richest man in the world.

— julie washington, cleveland.com, "Christopher Plummer, Michelle Williams shine in 'All the Money in the World': Review," 20 Dec. 2017

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