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stash

American  
[stash] / stæʃ /

verb (used with object)

  1. to put by or away as for safekeeping or future use, usually in a secret place (usually followed byaway ).

    The squirrel stashes away nuts for winter.

noun

  1. something put away or hidden.

    a stash of gold coins buried in the garden.

  2. a place in which something is stored secretly; hiding place; cache.

  3. Slang. a supply of hidden drugs.

stash British  
/ stæʃ /

verb

  1. informal to put or store (money, valuables, etc) in a secret place, as for safekeeping

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. informal a secret store or the place where this is hidden

  2. slang drugs kept for personal consumption

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of stash

1775–85; blend of stow and cache

Explanation

When you stash something, you stow it away to use it later. Your little brother might stash his Halloween candy under his bed, for example. Use the word stash as a verb that means "hoard" or "stockpile," or as a noun — a pirate's secret pile of gold doubloons can be called a stash, and so can the collection of overdue library books you've got piled beside your bed. The verb version of stash was originally a late 1700's criminals' slang word meaning "conceal." It may have come from a combination of stow and cache.

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On Thursday, Grab also announced the acquisition of U.S.-based investing app Stash Financial as it seeks to widen the range of its offerings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

"We're reaching this critical inflection point in terms of the government shutdown and its ramifications for the broader economy," said Stash Graham, managing director of Graham Capital Management.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

Stash away your additional take-home pay rather than upping your lifestyle.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 2023

Maryland’s interim chief medical examiner, John Stash, referred comment Thursday to Department of Health spokesman Chase Cook, who said in an email that “We have no comment regarding matters in litigation.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 18, 2022

I saw a flush O'er the coarse cheeks of that Coster rush, "Stash it!" he murmured.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, October 3, 1891 by Various

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