Meaning of nest egg | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A natural or artificial egg placed in a bird's nest, to encourage the bird to lay its own eggs there.
2. A saving; a reserve of money.
   figuratively
3. An egg squash.

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Examples

“My improvement relates to artificial eggs composed of a substance which is offensive to insects, the object being to render the same effective, not only as a nest-egg, but also as a destroyer of vermin.”

“Over time, they accumulated a tidy nest egg and retired comfortably.”

“When Mrs. Carey was married she had three hundred pounds, and this money, carefully watched, had been used by her to meet⟳ any unforeseen expense, any urgent charity, or to buy⟳ Christmas and birthday presents for her husband and for Philip. In the course of years it had diminished sadly, but it was still with the Vicar a subject for jesting. He talked of his wife as a rich woman and he constantly spoke of the "nest egg".”

“This is just like⟳ "Easy Rider." Except, now it's our turn⟳. I mean⟳, we can drop out and we can still have⟳ our nest egg!”

“Last⟳ year, Elliot Liebman, a 30-year-old musician in Austin, Texas, began investing part of every paycheck in some of those currencies, hoping to build⟳ a nest egg. Of his $10,000 investment, about $3,000 remains.”

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