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
But those prices are chicken feed compared to what elite pigeons fetch on the largest auction platform in the sport.
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Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
Resha and her husband Lander Efird started their farm stand about two years ago to sell the excess eggs their chickens produced and to help pay for chicken feed.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
And while the price of chicken feed has gone down this year, most of Puglisi's other expenses have increased.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 13 Mar. 2026
The price of poultry, the economist added, hasn’t spiked since the Ukraine war broke out in 2023, which sent corn and soybean prices (chicken feed) through the roof.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
Peanuts, says the chimpanzee, to the suits who get to polish off the carnage, and not even a whiff of chicken feed to their masters, but serious money to a working man with mouths to feed and children of his own to keep alive.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
From there, it will be taken to one of Mill’s partner farms, where your food scraps will go on to become chicken feed.
—Carina Finn, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Nov. 2025
Reeve, who carries the movie on his strong, muscular shoulders, made $250,000 — not Smallville chicken feed for a newcomer, but quite striking in comparison to Brando's haul.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 11 July 2025
Chickens are omnivores and want to eat bugs and worms alongside nutritious chicken feed.
—Pete & Gerry's Contributor, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
Resha and her husband Lander Efird started their farm stand about two years ago to sell the excess eggs their chickens produced and to help pay for chicken feed.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
And while the price of chicken feed has gone down this year, most of Puglisi's other expenses have increased.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 13 Mar. 2026
The price of poultry, the economist added, hasn’t spiked since the Ukraine war broke out in 2023, which sent corn and soybean prices (chicken feed) through the roof.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
Peanuts, says the chimpanzee, to the suits who get to polish off the carnage, and not even a whiff of chicken feed to their masters, but serious money to a working man with mouths to feed and children of his own to keep alive.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
From there, it will be taken to one of Mill’s partner farms, where your food scraps will go on to become chicken feed.
—Carina Finn, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Nov. 2025
Reeve, who carries the movie on his strong, muscular shoulders, made $250,000 — not Smallville chicken feed for a newcomer, but quite striking in comparison to Brando's haul.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 11 July 2025
Chickens are omnivores and want to eat bugs and worms alongside nutritious chicken feed.
—Pete & Gerry's Contributor, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chicken feed
dime
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Along the way, revenue streams have been similarly turbo-charged despite the club never earning so much as a penny or dime directly from Welcome to Wrexham.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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During the Great Depression, the business stayed afloat while offering hot dogs for a nickel, chili for a dime and sometimes food for free.—
Anna Ortiz,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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“Chicken feed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chicken%20feed. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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