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Nest Egg

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Nest Egg
A reserve of money set aside, especially for a specific purpose. Generally speaking, a nest egg refers to savings for a major expense, such as retirement. However, it may also refer to smaller expenses that nonetheless require savings. Examples of the latter include nest eggs for vacations or down payments for a house.


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Placing the London flat they owned into a family trust to claim rent from the public purse, building a nest egg for their children at our expense, was an arrangement worthy of the loudest condemnation.
He saved them - and ended up with a pounds 40,000 nest egg which he intended to give his son.
She said: "The fund provides children with an incentive to save for the future and will provide a nest egg as they enter adult life, be it for study at university or to start up a business.
 
 
 
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