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salt away
verb
salted away; salting away; salts away
: to lay away (something valuable, such as money) safely : save
Synonyms
Examples of salt away in a Sentence
salted away some jewels in a safe-deposit box for the lean times
Recent Examples on the Web
Farmers and agricultural experts have always known crops need some excess irrigation to flush salts away.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 19 Feb. 2024
To control it, farmers must add extra water to wash salts away from plant roots.
—The Arizona Republic, 15 Mar. 2024
As the sandwich chain eyes a sale upwards of $10 billion, a Forbes investigation reveals that late cofounders Peter Buck and Fred DeLuca had already salted away billions for their families and foundations.
—Chloe Sorvino, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
The most important tool the spa will supply you with are the wax earbuds to place over your ears to keep salt away from your ear canals.
—Parker Diakite, Essence, 5 July 2023
The Padres jumped on Diamondbacks pitcher Merrill Kelly with two quick runs in the first inning Saturday at Chase Field, added two more in the sixth and another in the eighth to salt away a 5-3 win.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2023
Someone will get the ball late to salt away big leads in the fourth quarter and the coaches keep calling Hayden a pleasant surprise as a summer arrival.
—Nathan Baird, cleveland, 2 Sep. 2022
In Allegheny County in the western part of the state, public works spokesman Brent Wasko said officials would deploy 33 salt trucks but that pretreating the roads wasn't an option because expected rainfall Thursday night and this morning would wash the salt away.
—Arkansas Online, 23 Dec. 2022
Though Drinkwitz had a legitimate gripe about a controversial roughing the punter call in the final minutes that helped Kentucky salt away the win, the only important question here is why Missouri felt the need to extend the contract of a coach who now has a 15-17 record.
—Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1890, in the meaning defined above
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“Salt away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salt%20away. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
Kids Definition
salt away
verb
: to lay away safely : save
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