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
Most people are well-versed in saving for retirement but less confident about withdrawing from their nest eggs.
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Bruce Helmer and Peg Webb, Twin Cities, 15 Feb. 2025
The key is starting with a strategy that feels manageable and aligns with your long-term goals, whether that’s building generational wealth, saving for a home, or creating a retirement nest egg.
Find resources for your journey.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 29 Dec. 2024
This includes your longer-term investments, which need to include stocks to keep inflation from eroding your nest egg.
—Brian J. O’Connor, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
They are designed to be a nest egg, allowing current money to be deployed in a way that benefits future generations.
—David French, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
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Bruce Helmer and Peg Webb, Twin Cities, 15 Feb. 2025
The key is starting with a strategy that feels manageable and aligns with your long-term goals, whether that’s building generational wealth, saving for a home, or creating a retirement nest egg.
Find resources for your journey.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 29 Dec. 2024
This includes your longer-term investments, which need to include stocks to keep inflation from eroding your nest egg.
—Brian J. O’Connor, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
They are designed to be a nest egg, allowing current money to be deployed in a way that benefits future generations.
—David French, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nest egg
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nest egg
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The rebel group’s capture of swathes of the east and valuable mineral deposits has fanned fears of a wider war.—
Reuters,
CNN,
24 Feb. 2025
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Zelensky has instructed his team to draft a counterproposal that includes explicit security guarantees, while still allowing the U.S. access to its mineral deposits.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
23 Feb. 2025
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Quarterly filings showed that asset managers boosted allocations to U.S. ETFs tied to the price of spot bitcoin in the fourth quarter of 2024, with Mubadala Investment Co — an Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund — reporting a stake in BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin ETF worth $436.9 million.—
Tommy Reggiori Wilkes and Hannah Lang,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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Having funds in hand by pricing items reasonably is a much better option.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2025
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Related article Apple launches the iPhone 16e, a cheaper new version of the iPhone 16 The launch comes after Apple’s previous budget phones have seen mixed success.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN,
23 Feb. 2025
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Musk has estimated that his Department of Government Efficiency has cut $55 billion so far — a tiny fraction of the $6.8 trillion federal budget.—
Christopher Rugaber and Paul Wiseman,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Nest egg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nest%20egg. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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