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

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

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nest egg n (fig) → gruzzolo