nest egg

1. A natural or artificial egg placed in a bird's nest, to encourage the bird to lay its own eggs there.

   Nestei

   по́дкладеньpódkladenʹ, обма́нное яйцо́obmánnoje jajcó

   device consisting of an artificial egg left in a nest to induce hens to lay their eggs in it

2. (figuratively)A saving; a reserve of money.

   Over time, they accumulated a tidy nest egg and retired comfortably.

   Notgroschen, finanzielles Polster

   сбереженияsbereženija

   a fund of money put by as a reserve

3. An egg squash.

1. Her father left her a large nest egg to allow her to establish the business.

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