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Clients will have half a million or a million dollars socked away, but are still clipping coupons.—Mike Zaino, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025 Americans are continually encouraged to sock away money in a 401(k) or other retirement plan to ensure a comfortable, if not cushy, life in their later years.—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 27 June 2025 And last year, at age 39, Robinson reached his goal with $3.5 million socked away.—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025 State lawmakers are also preparing for a potential recession, socking away at least $750 million for the state’s rainy day fund and proposing making the annual funding permanent through a constitutional amendment next year.—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 14 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for sock away
Word History
Etymology
from the practice of concealing savings in the toe of a sock
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