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noun
money saved and held in reserve for emergencies, retirement, etc.
a natural or artificial egg placed in a nest to induce a hen to continue laying eggs there.
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Origin of nest egg

First recorded in 1600–10
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nest egg

noun
a fund of money kept in reserve; savings
a natural or artificial egg left in a nest to induce hens to lay their eggs in it
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