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
Getting a quality long-term care insurance policy protects your nest egg from being wiped out by nursing home or in-home care costs.
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Sheryl Rowling, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
For a $500,000 retirement nest egg, that translates to $25,000 to $50,000 in gold or gold-related assets.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Norway built the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund by selling oil; Norway's Government Pension Fund Global, a $2 trillion nest egg, was built almost entirely on North Sea oil and gas revenues.
—Ryan Craggs, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2026
This will build a Christmas nest egg by the time Black Friday rolls around again.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 20 Dec. 2025
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Sheryl Rowling, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
For a $500,000 retirement nest egg, that translates to $25,000 to $50,000 in gold or gold-related assets.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Norway built the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund by selling oil; Norway's Government Pension Fund Global, a $2 trillion nest egg, was built almost entirely on North Sea oil and gas revenues.
—Ryan Craggs, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2026
This will build a Christmas nest egg by the time Black Friday rolls around again.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 20 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nest egg
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Formations like Bender’s Cave are routinely filled with running streams that fluctuate in depth depending on recent rainfall, flooding, and sinkhole deposits.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
26 Mar. 2026
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The school changed its billing methods in 2020 to make parents use electronic bank deposits instead of credit cards.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer has made millions of dollars investing in offshore private equity funds connected to islands known for lax tax policies, according to tax returns posted Thursday.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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Records show frequent transfers—sometimes in rapid succession—moving funds from TourProdEnter to the Florida LLCs, and in some instances continuing even after a company had been formally dissolved.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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Subsidies to the national utility rose 24% to $11 billion, about 5% of the national budget.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Mar. 2026
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On Tuesday, O'Connor petitioned the council to reopen the budget and presented a list of cuts and economies to right its finances.—
Andy Sheehan,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Nest egg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nest%20egg. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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