nest egg

noun

: an amount of money that is saved over a usually long period of time to pay for something in the future

Full Definition of NEST EGG

: a natural or artificial egg left in a nest especially to induce a hen to continue to lay there

: a fund of money accumulated as a reserve

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14th century

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