nest egg

noun

1

: a natural or artificial egg left in a nest especially to induce a hen to continue to lay there

2

: a fund of money accumulated as a reserve

Synonyms

• account
• budget
• deposit
• fund
• kitty
• pool

Examples of nest egg in a Sentence

They built up a nest egg for their son's college education.

paid for the computer out of his nest egg

Recent Examples on the Web

In reality, with Biden in the White House, the US stock market not only preserved those Trump-era gains, but generated even more massive ones for millions of Americans’ 401(k) plans, nest eggs and college savings plans. —Matt Egan, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024

The latter would have a nest egg of about $1.1 million. —Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2024

Thanks to her decades in government and a wealthy husband, Kamala Harris has built quite a nest egg—and she’s only gotten richer since becoming vice president. —Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024

Here’s why many are more at risk of running short of money than younger colleagues Taken together, though, that means anyone in their 50s next year can save up to $31,000 for their retirement nest egg, and those savings will not be subject to income tax in 2025. —Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

nest egg

noun

: a fund of money set aside as a reserve