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Definitions

chicken feed

NOUN
small amount of money
Synonyms
WEAK
Mickey Mouse chump change coins nickels and dimes paltry sum peanuts pin money pittance pocket money small amount small amount of money small change small potatoes spending money

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Grooming services became a bigger part of the business in recent years, as had selling organic chicken feed and dog food made from avocados.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2025

Costco even built its own chicken plant in Nebraska to combat rising chicken feed prices.

From Salon • Aug. 26, 2023

That’s chicken feed compared with the 350 million tons of meat consumed around the world — a number that is only expected to grow.

From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2023

The animal rights group said its investigator also found instances of bugs in some of the chicken feed and rats in the barns where the chickens were housed.

From Seattle Times • May 17, 2023

The chicken feed is one of the only raw materials he buys for the whole farm.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan