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Burgess and others are often more worried about socking away money for unexpected car and house repairs or vet bills.—Jackie Fortiér, NPR, 9 Apr. 2026 San Diego’s budget crisis is prompting city officials to consider softening their policy on minimum financial reserves despite a new comparison study showing most similar cities already have more money socked away.—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026 And those dollars were not meant to be socked away in reserves, but spent.—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026 However that turns out, there's a buzz on the river that the whole question could land in court, which is why Utah and Arizona are both socking away money in a legal defense fund.—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 23 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sock away
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Etymology
from the practice of concealing savings in the toe of a sock