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
That’s the right way to build an income stream that can help carry us into retirement and keep us there—on a reasonable nest egg, too.
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Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Saving early and consistently continues to be helpful for building a retirement nest egg.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
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Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Saving early and consistently continues to be helpful for building a retirement nest egg.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
See All Example Sentences for nest egg
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nest egg
Noun
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Silgranit sinks can be cleaned with a mixture of dish soap and vinegar, which will need to sit for at least an hour if there are any hard water deposits before being rinsed and dried.—
Lauren Wicks,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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After an initial deposit of around $160 million by August 2019, Riaz’s company had to pay a monthly fine of $16 million.—
Rafia Zakaria,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The crisis follows weeks of warnings that SNAP, which costs about $9 billion a month to run, was on the brink of running out of funds due to the shutdown.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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Those services might include providing an easy way for nonprofits to raise funds, conduct online events and access clear records on donations; as well as provide the best encryption to protect donors’ data.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Crowley did not implement any vetoes after the board passed the budget.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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But on the other hand, families will see a trip to the museum as a luxury that gets cut from their budget as cost-of-living costs rise.—
Andrew Limbong,
NPR,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Nest egg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nest%20egg. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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