- nest-eggs
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English-Georgian dictionary. 2008.
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nest egg — nest eggs also nest egg N COUNT: usu sing A nest egg is a sum of money that you are saving for a particular purpose. [INFORMAL] They have a little nest egg tucked away somewhere for a rainy day … English dictionary
nest egg — noun 1. a fund of money put by as a reserve • Syn: ↑savings • Derivationally related forms: ↑save (for: ↑savings) • Hypernyms: ↑fund, ↑monetary fund … Useful english dictionary
Nest Egg — A special sum of money saved or invested for one specific future purpose. Examples of the purposes for which nest eggs are usually intended include retirement, education, and even entertainment (vacations and cruises). The main idea is that the… … Investment dictionary
Nest — (n[e^]st), n. [AS. nest; akin to D. & G. nest, Sw. n[ a]ste, L. nidus, for nisdus, Skr. n[=i][dsdot]a resting place, nest; cf. Lith. lizdas, Arm. neiz, Gael. & Ir. nead. Prob. from the particle ni down, Skr. ni + the root of E. sit, and thus orig … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nest — [nest] n. [ME < OE, akin to Ger nest < IE * nizdos (< base * ni , down + * sed , to SIT) > L nidus, Welsh nyth] 1. the structure made or the place chosen by birds for laying their eggs and sheltering their young 2. a) the place used… … English World dictionary
nest — [nest] noun [C] I 1) a structure that birds make to keep their eggs and babies in 2) a home that insects or small animals make for themselves II verb [I] nest [nest] to build or use a nest … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
nest — n. structure in which a bird lays eggs and cares for its young; any animal s lair; brood of animals; object shaped like a bird s nest; shelter, retreat; place where something (often bad) flourishes; set of things that fit one into another v.… … English contemporary dictionary
nest — ► NOUN 1) a structure made by a bird for laying eggs and sheltering its young. 2) a place where an animal or insect breeds or shelters. 3) a place filled with undesirable people or things: a nest of spies. 4) a set of similar objects of graduated … English terms dictionary
nest egg — nest′ egg n. 1) money saved and held as a reserve for emergencies, retirement, etc 2) ahb. a natural or artificial egg placed in a nest to induce a hen to continue laying eggs there • Etymology: 1600–10 … From formal English to slang
nest egg — n. 1. an artificial or real egg left in a nest to induce a hen to lay more eggs there 2. money, etc. put aside as a reserve or to establish a fund … English World dictionary
nest — nestable, adj. nester, n. nestlike, adj. nesty, adj. /nest/, n. 1. a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear … Universalium
