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
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
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Aspiring early retirees of a more modest sort curb their ambitions considerably; the LeanFIRE subset, for example, counts adherents who are saving for subsistence, a nest egg that will cover just their basic necessities.
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Joshua Rivera, Vanity Fair, 8 June 2026
Given that nursing home costs can easily exceed tens of thousands of dollars annually — and often much more depending on location and level of care — those expenses can quickly erode a retirement nest egg.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 3 June 2026
This framework uses household spending to approximate the size of an adequate nest egg, by multiplying its annual spending by 25.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 24 May 2026
The winner of this year’s governor’s race will take the helm of a state investment council overseeing a roughly $68 billion state nest egg, including investments that defray costs for K-12 public education.
—Morgan Lee, Fortune, 15 May 2026
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Joshua Rivera, Vanity Fair, 8 June 2026
Given that nursing home costs can easily exceed tens of thousands of dollars annually — and often much more depending on location and level of care — those expenses can quickly erode a retirement nest egg.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 3 June 2026
This framework uses household spending to approximate the size of an adequate nest egg, by multiplying its annual spending by 25.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 24 May 2026
The winner of this year’s governor’s race will take the helm of a state investment council overseeing a roughly $68 billion state nest egg, including investments that defray costs for K-12 public education.
—Morgan Lee, Fortune, 15 May 2026
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“Nest egg.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nest%20egg. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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