- sock away
- transitive verb Etymology: from the practice of concealing savings in the toe of a sock Date: circa 1942 to put away (money) as savings or investment
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sock away
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Sock away — Sock away, v. t. to save (money); to put (something) into a reserve store. [Colloq.] [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sock away — transitive verb Etymology: sock (I) slang : to put away (money) as savings or investment has socked away very little of his earnings with which to buy a ranch Life had been socking … Useful english dictionary
sock away — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb Informal. To place (money) in a bank: bank2, deposit, lay away. Informal: salt away. See KEEP, MONEY … English dictionary for students
sock away — put money in a safe place for future use, save money (Informal) … English contemporary dictionary
sock — sock1 [säk] n. [ME socke < OE socc < L soccus, type of light, low heeled shoe < Gr sukchis, prob. of Phrygian orig.; akin to Avestan haxa , sole of the foot] 1. a light shoe worn by comic characters in ancient Greek and Roman drama 2.… … English World dictionary
sock — sock1 S3 [sɔk US sa:k] n [Sense: 1,3 4; Origin: Old English socc, from Latin soccus light shoe ] [Sense: 2,5; Date: 1600 1700; Origin: SOCK2] 1.) a piece of clothing made of soft material that you wear on your foot inside your shoe … Dictionary of contemporary English
sock something away — put money aside as savings you ll need to sock away about $900 a month * * * ˌsock sthaˈway derived (NAmE) to save money • She already has $500 socked away for college. Main entry: ↑sockderived … Useful english dictionary
sock — I. /sɒk / (say sok) noun 1. (plural socks or sox) a short stocking reaching about halfway to the knee, or only above the ankle. 2. a light shoe worn by ancient Greek and Roman comic actors, sometimes taken as a symbol of comedy. See buskin (def.… …
sock — sock1 sockless, adj. socklessness, n. /sok/, n., pl. socks or, for 1, also sox. 1. a short stocking usually reaching to the calf or just above the ankle. 2. a lightweight shoe worn by ancient Greek and Roman comic actors. 3. comic writing for the … Universalium
sock — I [[t]sɒk[/t]] n. pl. socks or, for1, sometimes sox 1) clo a short stocking usu. reaching to the calf or just above the ankle 2) clo sbz a lightweight shoe worn by ancient Greek and Roman comic actors 3) cvb sbz comic writing for the theater;… … From formal English to slang
