nest egg

noun

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

Synonyms

• account
• budget
• deposit
• fund
• kitty
• pool

Examples of nest egg in a Sentence

They built up a nest egg for their son's college education.

paid for the computer out of his nest egg

Recent Examples on the Web

But for Gen X as a whole, financial experts point to the shift from companies saving for workers—via vehicles like pensions—to employees being responsible for saving virtually all of their retirement nest egg on their own, which really accelerated with this generation of workers. —Byalicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 11 July 2024

With stock indexes smashing records, many savers with investments tied to the market have seen their nest eggs swell this year. —J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 5 July 2024

Build your nest egg:Best high-yield savings accounts. —Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 7 June 2024

The report details what a substantial difference the first decade of savings can make in the total size of someone’s nest egg. —Byalicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 30 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

nest egg

noun

: a fund of money set aside as a reserve