nest egg
ˈnest egg BrE AmE noun [countable] an amount of money that you have saved so that you can use it for something special in the future: They had to use part of their retirement nest egg to pay for their son’s college fees.
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| | ◎ | [nest egg] | | 〆 | saying & slang | | | ■ | money for retirement, life savings | | | ☆ | After selling the farm, they had their nest egg - about $200,000. |
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