nest egg
Example Sentences
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You could fly into a major metropolitan area like Miami to scout places and easily plunk down your entire $2 million nest egg in one day.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
This can set up your child to have a sizable tax-free nest egg they can withdraw in retirement.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
Then the power of compound returns will grow it into a huge after-tax retirement nest egg.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
By the Labor Department’s own math, 1% in additional fees can shrink someone’s nest egg at retirement by 28%.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
This clan, having put their own small farm to bed for the winter in the Province of Quebec, came over the line to make a small nest egg.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
