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Examples
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I fear Craig isn't going to get to retire, perhaps to Broadstairs, with his nice little nestegg.
Watch Layer Cake: live! Michael Hann 2010
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The aim is not to eliminate risk, but to ringfence it, so Granny's nestegg is not used to bet on dodgy derivatives.
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Rhoda: "Granny's nestegg is not used to bet on dodgy derivatives"
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It's not about building a huge nestegg for Obama's campaign.
Obama's Money: $50 Million Raised For Primary, But It Doesn't Matter 2009
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I usually don't read such commentary at all, but given the recent dramatic economic developments that have directly affected my pocketbook and my 401ks and my retirement nestegg, which has had five years of hard-earned gains wiped out in seven days, I've been reading more of this type of commentary.
Palin Buzz Jan 2008
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Cllr Angela Gallagher was persuaded to use her retirement nestegg to bankroll the hoaxer John Leech in his rather mendacious campaign for Westminster.
Archive 2008-03-09 2008
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My nestegg was so small to begin with, this is killing me!
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I usually don't read such commentary at all, but given the recent dramatic economic developments that have directly affected my pocketbook and my 401ks and my retirement nestegg, which has had five years of hard-earned gains wiped out in seven days, I've been reading more of this type of commentary.
Archive 2008-10-01 Jan 2008
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Cllr Angela Gallagher was persuaded to use her retirement nestegg to bankroll the hoaxer John Leech in his rather mendacious campaign for Westminster.
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Perhaps Mr Leech is cleverly holding back £23,000 to restore Angela's retirement nestegg at the last minute.
Colinc commented on the word nestegg
Defined in Dr Johnson's Dictionary with emphasis on display for attraction purposes, but later separated into 2 words "nest egg" and meaning shifted to wealth put aside for the future.
July 16, 2009