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
Getty Images Retirees may think moving all their investments to cash and bonds — and out of stocks — protects their nest egg from risk.
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Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025
Financial planner Lauren Williams woke up Tuesday to a panicked email from one of her clients, a retiree worried that her nest egg would evaporate amid ever-changing federal tariff policies and the wild swings in the securities markets that have ensued.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Everyday investors working to build their nest egg?
—Goro Gupta, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Even at New York prices, that, combined with his wife’s savings, is plenty of nest egg for the power couple to rest easy, with or without a book tour.
—Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
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Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025
Financial planner Lauren Williams woke up Tuesday to a panicked email from one of her clients, a retiree worried that her nest egg would evaporate amid ever-changing federal tariff policies and the wild swings in the securities markets that have ensued.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Everyday investors working to build their nest egg?
—Goro Gupta, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Even at New York prices, that, combined with his wife’s savings, is plenty of nest egg for the power couple to rest easy, with or without a book tour.
—Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nest egg
Noun
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That places the creatures as having lived during the early Carboniferous period, a time when Earth was covered in trees, and vast deposits of coal were beginning to form.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
19 May 2025
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The Arc Coast is penciled in for 2026 production, and reservations are open now for a refundable deposit of $250.—
Paul Ridden
May 18,
New Atlas,
18 May 2025
Noun
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Permanent life insurance with cash value can provide tax-efficient access to funds.—
Joshua Harmon,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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On Monday, the board awarded Cuomo $1.5 million in matching funds, but members warned that campaigns that are found guilty of coordinating with super PACs could lose access to public funds.—
Elaine Mallon,
The Washington Examiner,
12 May 2025
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President Donald Trump and the offices driving the budget and personnel reductions likely exceeded their authority, Illston wrote.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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But these benefits for students can be vulnerabilities for budgets, said Novak, of St. Ambrose.—
Jon Marcus,
NPR,
18 May 2025
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“Nest egg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nest%20egg. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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