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
Do your best to create a nest egg of at least six months’ worth of your expenses.
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Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2025
Where that would lead him is uncertain, but with either his soccer talents or the nest egg of money he’s saved from Hollywood funding his college education, Eggerling is unusually well prepared for the next act.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2025
One more is that younger people in their prime earning years need a financial advisor more than someone who has already built up their nest egg and is getting ready to retire.
—Joshua Strange, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
But starting in 2025, your 401(k) plan has a higher contribution limit — and a special catch-up for older investors — that could help grow your nest egg.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2025
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Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2025
Where that would lead him is uncertain, but with either his soccer talents or the nest egg of money he’s saved from Hollywood funding his college education, Eggerling is unusually well prepared for the next act.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2025
One more is that younger people in their prime earning years need a financial advisor more than someone who has already built up their nest egg and is getting ready to retire.
—Joshua Strange, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
But starting in 2025, your 401(k) plan has a higher contribution limit — and a special catch-up for older investors — that could help grow your nest egg.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nest egg
Noun
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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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Weinstein is seeking compensatory and punitive damages, and the funds allegedly misappropriated by Bob Weinstein and Glasser.—
Caitlin Huston,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Feb. 2025
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Private funds, largely derived from ticket sales, individual donors, foundations and corporations, cover the performances, productions and other programs.—
E. Andrew Taylor,
The Conversation,
17 Feb. 2025
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However, Congress has provisionally approved a $150 billion increase in the military budget going into 2025, raising questions as to whether these personnel cuts can truly achieve the reduction in spending that the Trump administration aims to achieve.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
23 Feb. 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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“Nest egg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nest%20egg. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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