sock sth away
US informal— phrasal verb with sock uk/sɒk/us/sɑːk/verb [ T ]
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.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Saving money
- bank
- deposit account
- depositor
- direct deposit
- interest rate
- ISA
- on deposit idiom
- pension plan
- put
- put sth by
- rainy
- salt sth away
- save
- save/keep money for a rainy day idiom
- saver
- saving
- scrimp
- sock
- TESSA
- war chest
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