Definition
To save or preserve (especially money) for future use.
Origins
An allusion to the preservation of food in salt.
In Context
- ""You have more than two thousand salted away, I know, Moses, between prize-money, wages, adventures, and other matters.""
- "Some of the stockholders . . . wanted to leave the money invested. "Salt away that chicken feed in your duds, and skip along," says Buck. "What business have you got investing in bonds?""