Nest egg
Funds set aside for a specific purpose, often for retirement. |
Similar financial terms
Earnest money depositA deposit made by the potential home buyer to show that he or she is serious about buying the house.
Beggar-thy-neighbor
An international trade policy of competitive devaluations and increased protective barriers where one country seeks to gain at the expense of its trading partners.
Beggar-thy-neighbor devaluation
A devaluation that is designed to cheapen a nation's currency and thereby increase its exports at other countries' expense and reduce imports. Such devaluations often lead to trade wars.
Pegging
Effecting commodity transactions to prevent a decline in the price of the commodity so that previously written put options will expire worthless, thus protecting premiums previously received.
