Moby Thesaurus. Grady Ward. 1996.
salt away — [v] save, store up accumulate, amass, bank, cache, hide, hoard, invest, lay aside, lay away, put away, put by, put in the bank, save for rainy day*, set aside, spare, stash, stockpile; concept 330 Ant. spend, throw away, waste … New thesaurus
salt away — (something) to save something, esp. money, for use at a later time. It s not easy paying a mortgage, raising a young child, and salting away enough money for your retirement … New idioms dictionary
salt away — verb keep or lay aside for future use (Freq. 1) store grain for the winter The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn t eat • Syn: ↑store, ↑hive away, ↑lay in, ↑put in, ↑stack away, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
salt away — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms salt away : present tense I/you/we/they salt away he/she/it salts away present participle salting away past tense salted away past participle salted away to save money for the future, often hiding it illegally … English dictionary
salt away something — salt away (something) to save something, esp. money, for use at a later time. It s not easy paying a mortgage, raising a young child, and salting away enough money for your retirement … New idioms dictionary
salt away — I informal, invest, bank, save. See economy. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. invest, put away, put in the bank, accumulate, save, set aside, hoard. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To reserve for the future: keep, lay aside, lay away, lay by, lay in … English dictionary for students
salt away — informal Esther salted away most of her allowance Syn: save, put aside, put by, set aside, reserve, keep, store, stockpile, hoard, stow away; informal squirrel away, stash away … Thesaurus of popular words
salt away — PHRASAL VERB If someone salts away sums of money, they save the money for the future, often illegally. [V P n (not pron)] Yesterday its president was accused of salting away tens of millions of dollars in foreign accounts. [Also V n P] … English dictionary
salt away — verb To save or preserve for future use (as if food, preserved in salt) … Wiktionary
salt away — {v.}, {informal} To save (money) for the future. * /Every week Joe salts away half of his pay./ … Dictionary of American idioms
