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.

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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

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noun

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

2. slang drugs kept for personal consumption

Etymology

Origin of stash

1775–85; blend of stow and cache

Example Sentences

Surely if Mom had money stashed away, she would be helping us, right?

From Literature

Down the hall, in locked storerooms, Washington stashed food, wine, extra furniture, and other possessions.

From The Wall Street Journal

Some families stash their phones in another room while the movie is playing, or set them face down on a nearby desk.

From The Wall Street Journal

The value of that stash is now about $4.7 billion dollars less.

From Barron's

But on Thursday, the company’s shares were off by more than 15% as Strategy found itself underwater on its massive stash of bitcoin, according to data shared on its website.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• bury
• conceal
• disguise
• hole up
• lock up
• secrete
• smuggle
• tuck away