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Meaning of salt away | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To salt (something) for preservation and then store it away for winter.
    dated, transitive
  2. To save or preserve (especially money) for future use.
    idiomatic, transitive

Examples

“"You have more than two thousand salted away, I know, Moses, between prize-money, wages, adventures, and other matters."”
“Some of the stockholders . . . wanted to leave the money invested. "Salt away that chicken feed in your duds, and skip along," says Buck. "What business have you got investing in bonds?"”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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