Salt away meaning
Salt away is a phrasal verb that means to informally save something, frequently money, without others knowing.
- Past simple
- salted away
- Past participle
- salted away
- -ing form
- salting away
What salt away means
save secretlyB2informal
To informally save something, frequently money, without others knowing
He had salted away enough cash to retire early.
Similar phrasal verbs
With away: give away, go away, put away, throw away, take away, come away, get away, get away with, run away, idle away.
Common questions
What does salt away mean?
To informally save something, frequently money, without others knowing.
What is the past tense of salt away?
Salted away, which is also its past participle.
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