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life savings

NOUN
nest egg
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cache reserve fund savings savings account stash stockpile
WEAK
backup emergency funds funds investment mad money means money in the bank piggy bank provisions rainy day fund reserve reserves resources sinking fund something for a rainy day something to fall back on unexpended balance

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My brother-in-law convinced his parents to sign over their home and life savings to buy a $3 million compound.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026

Related: My brother-in-law convinced his parents to sign over their home and life savings to buy a $3 million compound.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

"There were some quite serious issues in their new property and they had spent all their life savings on it."

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

As Michael Sapir, chief executive of ProShares, told me this week, “No one should invest their entire life savings in a levered investment.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

For all she knew, he’d conned some poor honest trader out of his life savings to make the Crow Club thrive.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

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