salt away

verb

salted away; salting away; salts away

transitive verb

: to lay away (something valuable, such as money) safely : save

Synonyms

• cache
• hoard
• lay away
• lay by
• lay in
• lay up
• put by
• squirrel (away)
• stash
• stockpile
• store
• stow
• treasure

Examples of salt away in a Sentence

salted away some jewels in a safe-deposit box for the lean times

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1890, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

salt away

verb

: to lay away safely : save