socked away
Put aside safely
Socked away means saved or stored for future use, typically money set aside gradually over time: She had fifty thousand socked away for retirement.
The phrase suggests deliberate, often quiet accumulation—tucking something safely out of sight like putting valuables in a sock drawer.
He'd been socking away a few hundred dollars each month.
- put asideStore for future use
- put backReturn to position
- set asideReserve for future use
- stashHidden reserve
- nest eggSaved money for later
rainy day fund · money in the bank · cache · stockpiling · reserve · hoard · savings account · contingency plan · piggy bank · foresight · budgeting · retirement fund · preparedness · emergency fund · safety net · investment portfolio · vault · safe deposit box
socked awaysquandered
Carelessly used up
blown · splurged · frittered away · spent · wasted
socked awaydeployed
Positioned for use
invested · put to work · released · withdrawn · accessed
socked awaydispersed
Spread widely apart
distributed · given away · liquidated · cashed out · divested