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View usage for: also nest-egg Word forms: plural nest eggscountable noun [usually singular]A nest egg is a sum of money that you are saving for a particular purpose. [informal] They have a little nest egg tucked away somewhere for a rainy day. Synonyms: savings, fund(s), store, reserve More Synonyms of nest egg nest egg in British Englishnoun1. a fund of money kept in reserve; savings 2. a natural or artificial egg left in a nest to induce hens to lay their eggs in it nest egg in American English 1. an artificial or real egg left in a nest to induce a hen to lay more eggs there 2. money, etc. put aside as a reserve or to establish a fund Examples of 'nest egg' in a sentencenest egg Definition a fund of money kept in reserve They have a little nest egg tucked away for a rainy day. Synonyms savings fund(s) deposit fall-back Additional synonymsDefinition a hidden store of weapons, provisions, or treasure A cache of weapons and explosives was found by the police. Synonyms store, fund, supply, reserve, treasury, accumulation, stockpile, hoard, stash (informal) Definition something kept back or set aside for future use The country's reserves of petrol are running very low. Synonyms store, fund, savings, stock, capital, supply, reservoir, fall-back, stockpile, hoard, backlog, cacheDefinition a large supply or stock kept for future use I handed over my store of chocolate biscuits. Synonyms supply, stock, reserve, lot, fund, mine, plenty, provision, wealth, quantity, reservoir, abundance, accumulation, stockpile, hoard, plethora, cache- nescience
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- nest
- nest egg
- nestle
- nestling
- net
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