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
The Mill is the only device that addresses this issue by allowing users to ship their grounds in a box via USPS to a farm in Washington state that repurposes them for chicken feed.
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Kat Merck, Wired News, 22 Apr. 2025
While the virus has put a significant dent in the supplies of caged and cage-free eggs, causing price hikes, inflation and the increasing cost of chicken feed and other inputs have also made eggs more expensive.
—Pete & Gerry's Contributor, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
For noncommittal backyard chicken owners, Rent The Chicken offersdelivery and setup up of a coop, two to four young egg-laying hens, chicken feed, and food dishes for a five-to-six month rental period.
—Carly Mallenbaum, Axios, 15 Feb. 2025
In contrast, chicken feed is made up of corn and soybeans, whose fertilizer, pesticides, and soil additives all rack up carbon-dioxide emissions.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2025
Zoom in: Rent The Chicken offers delivery and setup of a coop on wheels, two or four young egg-laying hens, chicken feed and food dishes for a five-to-six-month rental period in the Pittsburgh region.
—Carly Mallenbaum, Axios, 19 Feb. 2025
Zoom in: Rent The Chicken offers delivery and setup up of a coop on wheels, two or four young egg-laying hens, chicken feed, and food dishes for a five-to-six month rental period in D.C. and its suburbs.
—Carly Mallenbaum, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
Meijer Food Recalls: Full List of Products Impacted Marburg Bat Virus With 88% Fatality Rate Has Spread to Another Country
The flock was likely infected when wild birds came into contact with the chicken feed used on the farm.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
In contrast, chicken feed is made up of corn and soybeans, whose fertilizer, pesticides, and soil additives all rack up carbon-dioxide emissions.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2025
Kat Merck, Wired News, 22 Apr. 2025
While the virus has put a significant dent in the supplies of caged and cage-free eggs, causing price hikes, inflation and the increasing cost of chicken feed and other inputs have also made eggs more expensive.
—Pete & Gerry's Contributor, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
For noncommittal backyard chicken owners, Rent The Chicken offersdelivery and setup up of a coop, two to four young egg-laying hens, chicken feed, and food dishes for a five-to-six month rental period.
—Carly Mallenbaum, Axios, 15 Feb. 2025
In contrast, chicken feed is made up of corn and soybeans, whose fertilizer, pesticides, and soil additives all rack up carbon-dioxide emissions.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2025
Zoom in: Rent The Chicken offers delivery and setup of a coop on wheels, two or four young egg-laying hens, chicken feed and food dishes for a five-to-six-month rental period in the Pittsburgh region.
—Carly Mallenbaum, Axios, 19 Feb. 2025
Zoom in: Rent The Chicken offers delivery and setup up of a coop on wheels, two or four young egg-laying hens, chicken feed, and food dishes for a five-to-six month rental period in D.C. and its suburbs.
—Carly Mallenbaum, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
Meijer Food Recalls: Full List of Products Impacted Marburg Bat Virus With 88% Fatality Rate Has Spread to Another Country
The flock was likely infected when wild birds came into contact with the chicken feed used on the farm.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
In contrast, chicken feed is made up of corn and soybeans, whose fertilizer, pesticides, and soil additives all rack up carbon-dioxide emissions.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chicken feed
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The two species share copper-colored, spotted metallic legs that resemble safari-print pants and are both about 15-17 millimeters long, about the diameter of a dime.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
14 May 2025
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Instead, Perez said, DeSantis has been flying around the state on the taxpayers’ dime trashing the House spending plan.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 May 2025
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Islanders co-owner Jon Ledecky’s deal for data software KLD Discovery now trades at two cents.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
13 May 2025
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In late April, Petersen traveled to Washington, D.C., to give Trump officials and Republican lawmakers his two cents on tariffs.—
Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
9 May 2025
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“Chicken feed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chicken%20feed. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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