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salt away

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of salt away

to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place

salted away some jewels in a safe-deposit box for the lean times

Synonyms of salt away

cache, hoard, lay away, lay by, lay in, lay up, put by, squirrel (away), stash, stockpile, store, stow, treasure

Words Related to salt away

accumulate, acquire, amass, assemble, collect, concentrate, garner, gather, pick up, round up, scrape (together)

heap, pile, stack

conserve, husband, preserve

bank, coffer, deposit, hold, keep, reserve, retain, save, set by, stock, withhold

bury, conceal, ensconce, secrete

Phrases Synonymous with salt away

set aside

Near Antonyms of salt away

cast, discard, ditch, dump, fling (off or away), jettison, throw away, throw out, unload

consume, squander, use up, waste

hand out, hand over, relinquish, surrender

blow, dissipate, fritter (away), lavish, misspend, run through, spend

deplete, exhaust, expend, impoverish

dispel, disperse, dissipate, scatter

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