nest egg



nest egg

An allotment of money that is set aside for the future. With the cost of living these days, it is difficult for young couples to build a nest egg and save for retirement.
See also: egg, nest

nest egg

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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Reginarə-JEEN-ə (English), rə-GEEN-ə (English), rə-JIEN-ə (English), re-GEE-nah (German, Polish), re-JEE-nah (Italian), RE-gee-naw (Hungarian)English, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Lithuanian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Swedish, Norweg
Miha-Slovene
Pruitt['pru:it]
Jahan-Persian
Aristidesah-ree-STEE-dhes (Spanish), ə-reesh-TEE-dəsh (Portuguese), ə-reesh-CHEE-jəsh (Brazilian Portuguese)Ancient Greek (Latinized), Spanish, Portuguese
Bertrando-Italian