Definitions for nest egg
nest egg

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. savings, nest eggnoun

   a fund of money put by as a reserve

2. nest eggnoun

   device consisting of an artificial egg left in a nest to induce hens to lay their eggs in it

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1. nest eggnoun

   Hence, (figuratively), Money set aside in a special fund to be used for special occasions, or more commonly, for retirement; as, she set aside a large hunk of her salary every month and had a considerable nest egg for her retirement.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. nest eggnoun

   A natural or artificial egg placed in a bird's nest, to encourage the bird to lay its own eggs there.

2. nest eggnoun

   A savings; a reserve of money.

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1. nest egg

   A nest egg is a sum of money saved for the future or for a specific purpose, such as retirement, a large purchase, or unforeseen expenses. It typically grows over time, often through investments or regular deposits.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Nest Egg

   The nucleus of a banking account, so called because if a china egg be placed in a hen’s nest it is an inducement for her to lay eggs of her own there. When a person has a trifle put by he is anxious to increase it.

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How to pronounce nest egg?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of nest egg in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of nest egg in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of nest egg in a Sentence

1. Gene Sperling:

   Wealth inequality in our nation is a national scandal. This type of wealth tax that( Sen. Warren) is proposing is essential, it frees up dramatic amounts of resources that make it more likely the vast number Americans can have economic security a shot at their own small nest egg.

2. Henry David Thoreau:

   Each thought that is welcomed and recorded is a nest egg by the side of which more will be laid.

3. George Eliot:

   Comprehensive talkers are apt to be tiresome when we are not athirst for information; but, to be quite fair, we must admit that superior reticence is a good deal due to lack of matter. Speech is often barren, but silence also does not necessarily brood over a full nest. Your still fowl, blinking at you without remark, may all the while be sitting on one addled nest-egg; and, when it takes to cackling, will have nothing to announce but that addled delusion.

4. Judith Ward:

   I couldn't imagine living in retirement and seeing your nest egg drop by more than a third.

5. Helen Levy:

   For these folks, health insurance really matters, they’re the ones who tend to get sick, and they have a nest egg to protect. It really is a matter of life and death.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=nest egg
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=nest egg
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Nest_Egg
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=nest egg