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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The proceeds from the sale will be used to rebuild my black-boot nest egg, which has run low of late due to unfavorable market conditions.
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Alyssa Brandt, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
This approach could ease worries about nest eggs by extending income across a longer stretch.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Saving early and consistently continues to be helpful for building a retirement nest egg.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
That’s the right way to build an income stream that can help carry us into retirement and keep us there—on a reasonable nest egg, too.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Alyssa Brandt, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
This approach could ease worries about nest eggs by extending income across a longer stretch.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Saving early and consistently continues to be helpful for building a retirement nest egg.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
That’s the right way to build an income stream that can help carry us into retirement and keep us there—on a reasonable nest egg, too.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nest egg
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“Nest egg.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nest%20egg. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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