sock away

verb

socked away; socking away; socks away

transitive verb

: to put away (money) as savings or investment

Examples of sock away in a Sentence

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Americans will be able to sock away more in their workplace retirement plans, before taxes, in 2025. Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024 Depending on your financial situation, socking away that much cash could take pretty serious adjustments, such as living with roommates or picking up a side hustle to boost your income. Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024 In 2022, Chinese savers were estimated to sock away over $2.6 trillion in the domestic Chinese banking sector. Roger Huang, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024 The more than $2 trillion Americans socked away from stimulus checks and hunkering down at home during COVID restrictions has vanished, according to a study by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2024 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 16 Nov. 2024.

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