nest egg

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Egg & Nest
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nest egg

–noun

1.	money saved and held in reserve for emergencies, retirement, etc.

2.	a natural or artificial egg placed in a nest to induce a hen to continue laying eggs there.

Origin:
1600–10

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Egg & Nest
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nest egg
n.

An artificial or natural egg placed in a nest to induce a bird to continue to lay eggs in that place.
A sum of money put by as a reserve.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Slang Dictionary

nest egg

n.
money saved for some important purpose, such as retirement. : I lost most of my nest egg in the market crash.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Financial Dictionary

Nest Egg

A special sum of money saved or invested for one specific future purpose.

Investopedia Commentary

Examples of the purposes for which nest eggs are usually intended include retirement, education, and even entertainment (vacations and cruises). The main idea is that the money in the nest egg shouldn't be touched except for the purpose for which you saved it.

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