Save or store money or goods in reserve; keep for future use. Also put as salt down.
Examples:
- He salted away most of his earnings in a bank account.
Origin: Mid-1800s, from using salt as a food preservative
Synonyms: stash away, sock away
Save or store money or goods in reserve; keep for future use. Also put as salt down.
Examples:
Origin: Mid-1800s, from using salt as a food preservative
Synonyms: stash away, sock away