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
Four decades into her job, a 65-year-old Iowa woman now has an extra nest egg for her upcoming retirement.
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Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2025
Getty Images Retirees may think moving all their investments to cash and bonds — and out of stocks — protects their nest egg from risk.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025
Financial planner Lauren Williams woke up Tuesday to a panicked email from one of her clients, a retiree worried that her nest egg would evaporate amid ever-changing federal tariff policies and the wild swings in the securities markets that have ensued.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Everyday investors working to build their nest egg?
—Goro Gupta, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2025
Getty Images Retirees may think moving all their investments to cash and bonds — and out of stocks — protects their nest egg from risk.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025
Financial planner Lauren Williams woke up Tuesday to a panicked email from one of her clients, a retiree worried that her nest egg would evaporate amid ever-changing federal tariff policies and the wild swings in the securities markets that have ensued.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Everyday investors working to build their nest egg?
—Goro Gupta, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nest egg
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Full legal name Birthdate Home address Geolocation of your device Initial cash deposit Bank account and routing number Bonus bets will arrive in your account after your bet settles and will stay available to you for seven (7) days.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 2025
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Back in April, the central bank had cut its deposit facility rate by 25 basis points to 2.25%.—
Sophie Kiderlin,
CNBC,
30 May 2025
Noun
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But so far, the majority of the legislature has signaled that the use of COMBAT tax funds doesn’t qualify.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
24 May 2025
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That means people who are paid from the UI fund and eventually paid by an employer – as happens in teacher strikes – could result in an overpayment that the state can recoup.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
24 May 2025
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The pilot program, funded by the city’s tourism budget, was initiated in December with $200,000 distributed to 20 restaurants.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2025
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Essentially, they are instructed to craft legislation that, if enacted, would reconcile spending and revenue levels with the budget resolution's targets.—
Doug Criscitello,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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“Nest egg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nest%20egg. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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