sock away

verb

socked away; socking away; socks away

transitive verb

: to put away (money) as savings or investment

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On average, Fidelity found that 401(k) participants were socking away a little more than 14% of their salary – of which 9.5% came from employee contributions and 4.8% came from their employer’s matching contributions. Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025 Relentless messaging on Social Security, from politicians and personal finance websites, might suggest workers are socking away their own money to pay for their eventual retirement. Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025 Clients will have half a million or a million dollars socked away, but are still clipping coupons. Mike Zaino, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025 Americans are continually encouraged to sock away money in a 401(k) or other retirement plan to ensure a comfortable, if not cushy, life in their later years. Alain Sherter, CBS News, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for sock away

Word History

Etymology

from the practice of concealing savings in the toe of a sock

First Known Use

circa 1942, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sock away was circa 1942

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“Sock away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sock%20away. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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