as in deposit
a sum of money set aside for a particular purpose
paid for the computer out of his nest egg
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Recent Examples of nest egg
In Hawaii and New York, residents are projected to have higher than average retirement incomes, but higher than average expenses or longer lifespans due to things like diets and access to health care may mean those nest eggs won’t last long enough.
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Roxana Popescu, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025
Later in episode 10, Peggy wants to invest her portion of her nest egg in a wild pig-hunting business in order to clear Redcorn’s farm of invasive feral hogs.
—Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
These funds usually start with higher allocations to stocks, but as investors approach retirement, exposure becomes more conservative to protect the nest egg.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025
The collapsing housing market accompanying this crash significantly reduced the value of our interviewees’ nest eggs at a time when they were already financially taxed.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2025
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Roxana Popescu, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025
Later in episode 10, Peggy wants to invest her portion of her nest egg in a wild pig-hunting business in order to clear Redcorn’s farm of invasive feral hogs.
—Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
These funds usually start with higher allocations to stocks, but as investors approach retirement, exposure becomes more conservative to protect the nest egg.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025
The collapsing housing market accompanying this crash significantly reduced the value of our interviewees’ nest eggs at a time when they were already financially taxed.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nest egg
Noun
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Studying volcanic deposits on archaeological sites fills in only one piece of the puzzle, though.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Sep. 2025
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Fidelity Investments Learn More Minimum deposit and balance Minimum deposit and balance requirements may vary depending on the investment vehicle selected.—
Jasmin Suknanan,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
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The Obama Foundation has yet to fulfill its pledge to create a $470 million reserve fund meant to shield taxpayers if the Obama Presidential Center runs into trouble, according to recent tax filings, which show millions instead going to the Tides Foundation.—
Christine Valora,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Sep. 2025
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Earlier this month, a judge lifted a temporary injunction that had suspended that provision, allowing the administration to continue blocking funds.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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If our hypothetical hard salary cap comes in, teams could be given a higher budget if a percentage is assigned to homegrown talents.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Nearly 90% of administrative expenditures came from the federal budget, the report concluded, meaning that Georgia’s experiment is being funded by taxpayers around the country.—
Margaret Coker,
ProPublica,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Nest egg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nest%20egg. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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