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Definition of nest egg in English English dictionary
- 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.
- A savings; a reserve of money
Over time, they accumulated a tidy nest egg and retired comfortably.
- device consisting of an artificial egg left in a nest to induce hens to lay their eggs in it
- 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 eggs
- plural form of nest egg
- nestegg
- {n} an egg left in the nest of a bird
- nest-egg
- amount of money deposited into a savings account
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Turkish pronunciation
nest egSynonyms
backup, cache, emergency funds, funds, investment, life savings, mad money, means, money in the bank, piggy bank, provisions, rainy day fund, reserve, reserve fund, reservesPronunciation
/ˈnest ˈeg/ /ˈnɛst ˈɛɡ/
Etymology
[ 'nest ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German nest nest, Latin nidus.Resimler
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