stash

[stash]

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

/ stæʃ /

verb

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

noun

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

2. slang,  drugs kept for personal consumption

Word History and Origins

Origin of stash¹

1775–85; blend of stow and cache

Word History and Origins

Origin of stash¹

C20: origin unknown

Example Sentences

A year after being handed a 20-year ban on filmmaking he dispatched a documentary with the title "This is Not a Film" to the Cannes Festival on a flash drive stashed in a cake.

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The Chicago-based architecture professor stashes vegetable scraps and leftover meat bones in plastic bags in her freezer.

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Today, more than 70 million Americans have stashed more than $9 trillion in these tax-advantaged accounts, according to the Investment Company Institute.

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Having already accumulated a stash of fancy cars and watches, wealthy Americans today are spending even more on experiences, including travel.

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To pay for this, she needed to convert her Bitcoin stash back into money she could spend.

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Related Words

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