Chicken feed typically refers to small amounts of money or insignificant amounts of anything, which may seem inconsequential or trivial. Some synonyms for this term include "pittance", which refers to a small amount of money, "trifle", which implies something unimportant, and "peanuts", which denotes an amount that is insignificant or insufficient. Other synonyms include "crumbs", "nickels and dimes", "small change", and "a drop in the bucket". Essentially, these terms all suggest that something is not valuable or worth much, and may be used to describe things such as salaries, expenditures, or rewards.