as in deposits
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 eggs
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
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
But these accounts clearly won't fix that problem, let alone create meaningful retirement nest eggs.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Roxana Popescu, Mercury News, 29 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
But these accounts clearly won't fix that problem, let alone create meaningful retirement nest eggs.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nest eggs
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Neville said he's noticed many boutique and family-run hotels, especially in high-demand spots like Dubrovnik, Prague, and Santorini, booking out earlier than ever, requiring full deposits up front, and enforcing strict cancellation policies.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Kidney stones are small mineral deposits that build up in the kidneys.—
Carrie Madormo,
Verywell Health,
4 Sep. 2025
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In this decade, sovereign wealth funds like Temasek (Vertex Holdings) and family offices have expanded their venture arms.—
Rich Karlgaard,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Expending taxpayer funds on a capital project without secured or approved funding is both fiscally irresponsible and a violation of sound budgeting practices.—
Penny Weaver,
Arkansas Online,
8 Sep. 2025
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Given the ownership has consistently stated the men’s team is the priority, the women’s team, apart from budgets and executive decision-making, has been largely left to its own devices.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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The marathon meeting evoked memories of a past era of contentious county budgets in the wake of the 2008 housing crash, when collapsed real estate values caused a severe revenue crunch for Miami-Dade.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Nest eggs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nest%20eggs. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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