squirrel away
Hide for later
To squirrel away is to store or hide something for future use, like a squirrel burying nuts.
The phrase usually applies to money or resources saved gradually and kept somewhere safe: She squirreled away a little cash each month.
The connotation is of quiet, private accumulation rather than formal saving.
Hidden reserve
- hoardHidden accumulated valuables
- stockpileAccumulated reserve supply
- cacheConcealed storage spot
- accumulateGather gradually
reserve · bank · deposit · amass · collect · gather · put aside · set aside
Conceal or pelt
secret · hidden · covert · furtive · clandestine · disguise · camouflage · cloak
Resources for a task
- pantryHousehold provisions closet
- larderCool food storage room
- stockpileAccumulated reserve supply
- provisionsStockpiled food and supplies
rations · groceries · foodstuffs · stores · reserves · emergency kit · winter stores · preserves
Careful use of resources
- economySystem of trade and production
- prudenceCareful, wise judgment
- budgetingAllocating funds systematically
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
savings · parsimony · stewardship · efficiency · husbandry · resourcefulness · moderation · self-discipline
stash
Hidden reserve
accumulate · reserve · bank · deposit · amass · collect · gather · put aside · set aside · lay by
hide
Conceal or pelt
cache · secret · hidden · covert · furtive · clandestine · disguise · camouflage · cloak · veil
supplies
Resources for a task
provisions · rations · groceries · foodstuffs · stores · reserves · emergency kit · winter stores · preserves · canned goods
thrift
Careful use of resources
- economySystem of trade and production
- prudenceCareful, wise judgment
- budgetingAllocating funds systematically
conservation · savings · parsimony · stewardship · efficiency · husbandry · resourcefulness · moderation · self-discipline · austerity
- stashstash, hoard, stockpile, cache, store
- thrift sayingspenny saved, penny wise, pinch pennies, penny pincher, live within means
squirrel awaysplurge
Spend freely, impulsively
squander · fritter away · blow · waste · dissipate
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