nest egg
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nounDefinition of NEST EGG
1
: a natural or artificial egg left in a nest especially to induce a hen to continue to lay there
2
: a fund of money accumulated as a reserve
See Examples of NEST EGG
- They built up a nest egg for their son's college education.
- <paid for the computer out of his nest egg>
First Known Use of NEST EGG
14th century
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