nest egg
noun
1 nest egg
A fund of money put by as a reserve.
synonym: savings.
Roget 636:
stock,
fund,
mine,
vein,
lode,
quarry;
spring;
fount,
fountain;
well,
wellspring;
milch cow.
stock in trade,
supply;
heap
etc.
(collection)
72;
treasure;
reserve,
corps de reserve,
reserved fund,
nest egg,
savings,
bonne bouche [Fr.].
crop,
harvest,
mow,
vintage.
store,
accumulation,
hoard,
rick,
stack;
lumber;
relay
etc.
(provision)
637.
storehouse,
storeroom,
storecloset†;
depository,
depot,
cache,
repository,
reservatory†,
repertory;
repertorium†;
promptuary†,
warehouse,
entrepot [Fr.],
magazine;
buttery,
larder,
spence†;
garner,
granary;
cannery,
safe-deposit vault,
stillroom†;
thesaurus;
bank
etc.
(treasury)
802;
armory;
arsenal;
dock;
gallery,
museum,
conservatory;
menagery†,
menagerie.
reservoir,
cistern,
aljibar†,
tank,
pond,
mill pond;
gasometer†.
budget,
quiver,
bandolier,
portfolio;
coffer
etc.
(receptacle)
191.
conservation;
storing
etc.
v.;
storage.
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Dutch: spaargeld, besparing, renegaat, spaardeposito
Polish: oszczędności
2 nest egg
Device consisting of an artificial egg left in a nest to induce hens to lay their eggs in it.
Dutch: appeltje voor de dorst, potje, spaarcenten, spaargeld, spaarpot
Moby thesaurus: Swiss bank account, assets, backlog, balance, bank account, bottom dollar, budget, cache, cash reserves, checking account, command of money, exchequer, finances, fund, funds, hoard, inventory, kitty, life savings, means, moneys, pecuniary resources, pocket, pool, purse, reserve, reserve fund, reserve supply, reserves, reservoir, resource, resources, savings, savings account, sinking fund, something in reserve, stock, stockpile, store, substance, treasure, unexpended balance, unregistered bank account, wherewithal ... show more.
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