nest egg

nest egg

n.

1. An artificial or natural egg placed in a nest to induce a bird to continue to lay eggs in that place.

2. A sum of money put by as a reserve.

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nest egg

n

1. a fund of money kept in reserve; savings

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) a natural or artificial egg left in a nest to induce hens to lay their eggs in it

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nest egg - Poultry farmers formerly placed a porcelain or other fake egg in a hen's nest to encourage it to lay more eggs—from this came nest egg, money saved to encourage the making of more.

See also related terms for lay.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	nest egg - a fund of money put by as a reserve savings fund, monetary fund - a reserve of money set aside for some purpose
	2.	nest egg - device consisting of an artificial egg left in a nest to induce hens to lay their eggs in it device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"

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nest egg

noun savings, fund(s), store, reserve, deposit, fall-back, cache They have a little nest egg tucked away for a rainy day.

Translations

nest egg

n (lit) → Nestei nt; (fig) → Notgroschen m; to have a nice little nest egg (fig) → sich (dat) → einen Notgroschen zurückgelegt haben

nest egg n (fig) → gruzzolo