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nut

noun [U] (MONEY)
 
 
/nʌt/ US informal

Definition

the amount of money necessary to operate a business or cover your costs: With two houses, three cars and child-support payments, he just couldn't meet his nut, even with a second job.General words for amounts of moneyLarge amounts of moneySmall amounts of money
(Definition of nut noun (MONEY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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