sock sth away
US informal — phrasal verb with sock /sɒk/
/sɑːk/ verb [T] Definition
› to save money by putting it in a bank or by investing it (= giving it to companies hoping to get more back): He's socked away hundreds of dollars in a savings account.Saving and savings accounts
(Definition of sock sth away from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bank balance noun
- bank verb (MONEY)
- deposit account noun
- depositor noun
- direct deposit noun
- interest rate noun
- ISA noun
- on deposit idiom
- pension plan noun
- provident adjective
- put sth aside phrasal verb (SAVE)
- put sth by phrasal verb
- salt sth away phrasal verb
- save verb (KEEP)
- save/keep money for a rainy day idiom
- saving noun
- savings account noun
- scrimp verb
- squirrel sth away phrasal verb
- TESSA noun
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