salt away

phrasal verb·1 sense·particle away

Meanings

1

Save money discreetly for the future

Why “away”? You put something away so you can use it later.

They've salted away a tidy sum.
They've discreetly saved away a sizeable sum of money.
She salted away part of every pay cheque.
She discreetly saved part of every pay cheque.

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