- nest egg
- noun1. a fund of money put by as a reserve• Syn: ↑savings• Hypernyms: ↑fund, ↑monetary fund2. device consisting of an artificial egg left in a nest to induce hens to lay their eggs in it• Hypernyms: ↑device
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nCOLLOQ. money saved for a rainy day* * *
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noun1. : a natural or artificial egg left in the nest of a domestic fowl to induce her to continue to lay there3.a. : a fund of money accumulated as a reserve or as a basis for further acquisitiona retirement-fund nest egg, built up over a 15-year period — E.R.Leibert
b. : a nucleus or accumulation intended to promote further growth or developmentwill have a nest egg of 128 — only five less than half the 266 needed to win — H.H.Martin
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1. money saved and held in reserve for emergencies, retirement, etc.2. a natural or artificial egg placed in a nest to induce a hen to continue laying eggs there.[1600-10]* * *
nest egg noun1. An egg, real or sham, left or put in a nest to encourage laying2. Something laid up as the beginning of an accumulation3. Money saved• • •Main Entry: ↑nest* * *
nest egg UK US noun [singular]an amount of money saved over a long period to use in the future* * *
nest egg,1. something, usually a sum of money, saved up as the beginning of a fund or as a reserve: »She has a nice little nest egg put away for her retirement.
2. a natural or artificial egg left in a nest to induce a hen or other bird to lay or continue laying eggs there.* * *
n.1) a sum of money saved for the futureI worked hard to build up a nice little nest egg
2) a real or artificial egg left in a nest to induce hens to lay eggs there* * *
noun, pl ⋯ eggs [count]: an amount of money that is saved over a usually long period of time to pay for something in the futureThey built up a nest egg for their son's college education.
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a sum of money that you save to use in the futureExample Bank:•
Over the years she had built up a nice little nest egg for her retirement.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.