salted away
Example Sentences
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Even so, it has been clear for many years that the likely cost of just one big-ticket item — healthcare — dwarfs what most people have salted away for retirement.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026
That amounts to $7,000 extra each year for the fund with more stock, which the retiree could have spent or salted away.
From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2022
Stone Bridge took the ball on its next drive and salted away the game’s final nine minutes.
From Washington Post • Nov. 9, 2017
Both Kamala Harris and Loretta Sanchez have salted away retirement savings, bought homes and acquired other assets that wouldn’t be considered outlandish for a successful career politician or professional in his or her 50s.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2016
Then when the rice terraces were drained, there was the fish, spawned among the paddy, and what we could not eat, we dried and salted away.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
