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Definition von nest (egg) im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
- nest egg
- A savings; a reserve of money
Over time, they accumulated a tidy nest egg and retired comfortably.
- nest egg
- A natural or artificial egg placed in a bird's nest, to encourage the bird to lay its own eggs there
My improvement relates to artificial eggs composed of a substance which is offensive to insects, the object being to render the same effective, not only as a nest-egg, but also as a destroyer of vermin.
- nest egg
- A nest egg is a sum of money that you are saving for a particular purpose. They have a little nest egg tucked away somewhere for a rainy day. an amount of money that you have saved so that you can use it for something special in the future
- nest egg
- device consisting of an artificial egg left in a nest to induce hens to lay their eggs in it
- nest-egg
- amount of money deposited into a savings account