Synonyms of chicken feed

chicken feed

noun

slang

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dime
• peanuts
• two cents
• pin money
• hay
• pittance
• chump change
• shoestring
• petty cash
• spending money
• pocket money
• song
• mite

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• mint
• funds
• capital
• means
• bundle
• fortune
• wad
• megabuck(s)
• big buck(s)
• king's ransom
• wealth
• boodle
• bankroll
• treasure
• wherewithal
• riches
• opulence
• treasure trove
• pot
• pile
• mine
• pelf
• heap
• treasury
• bonanza

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of chicken feed

After Pure Prairie Poultry closed, checks and chicken feed for farmers raising the birds dried up — threatening an animal welfare crisis and straining farmers’ finances, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, of Wisconsin, said in a Wednesday letter requesting help from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. —Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024

The couple soon found that while there was demand for eggs, the high cost of chicken feed was making the egg business unviable. —Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024

In the world of big utilities, $2.2 million is, of course, chicken feed. —Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 19 Mar. 2024

Compared with the huge fine Trump is facing now, twenty-five million was chicken feed. —John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2024