Thesaurus results for NEST EGG

nest egg

noun

Definition of nest egg

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 The eye-popping gains of Nvidia, Micron, Alphabet and other AI stocks have helped inflate the net worths of millions of Americans by lifting the value of their retirement nest eggs, college savings plans and brokerage accounts. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026 The internet offers myriad new ways to risk your nest egg, as do all those flashy new casinos. — Stephen J. K. Walters, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2026 Retirement savers looking to diversify and protect their nest egg from taxes sometimes turn to gold, held inside a Roth IRA (individual retirement account). — USA Today, 24 July 2026 One way to build that nest egg is through strategic long-term saving. — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for nest egg

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Institutions most active with open finance are seeing measurable lift across revenue, retention, cross-sell conversion and customer deposits.

— Jess Turner, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
On the flip side, higher interest rates also mean savers may earn more money on their deposits.

— Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

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The shift injects yet another element of volatility into the work of the federal division in charge of administering billions of dollars in taxpayer funds to states and schools to help students with disabilities.

— Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
In 2011, after a near-decade of advocacy on the part of first responders, President Barack Obama signed the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010, which established the WTC Health Program and reopened the compensation fund.

— Lila Dominus, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

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Fuller’s force’s budget leads to fewer officers and inevitable consequences.

— Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
The budget says a typical household will receive a 25% reduction, while eligible seniors will receive an additional 25% relief credit, bringing their total reduction to 50%.

— Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026

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