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
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.
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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
For a state with fewer than one million people, that’s not chicken feed.
—Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Its profits are often influenced by avian flu and by corn (chicken feed) prices.
—John Dorfman, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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
For a state with fewer than one million people, that’s not chicken feed.
—Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Its profits are often influenced by avian flu and by corn (chicken feed) prices.
—John Dorfman, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chicken feed
Noun
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Hayes also said her family hasn’t seen a dime of the money that was raised through the platform GiveSendGo.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Apr. 2025
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Other support characters bring forth veteran presence on top of a highly functional scenic design by Heather Kenyon that leaves lots of open space for the cast to bound in and out of doors that fly open on a dime.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Hundreds of Mumsnet users gave their two cents about the situation.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
People.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Maybe that’s just my two cents, but that should be considered.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Chicken feed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chicken%20feed. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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