squirrel away

verb

squirreled away or squirrelled away; squirreling away or squirrelling away; squirrels away
: to put (something) in a safe or secret place especially so that it can be kept for future use
Most of his money is squirreled away somewhere.

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“Squirrel away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squirrel%20away. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.

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