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to stash away

to stash away

13 4.9
Put something in a hidden place to use later
  • phrasal verb
  • /stæʃ əˈweɪ/
  • Informal
translation icon : guardar
  • She decided to stash away some money each month for her vacation next year.

Examples

Synonyms

to save
vsto stash away
∞ 1.0

Keep something for use later

typically involves hiding or safely storing the item for future use
to store
vsto stash away
463 1.0

To put something away to use later

carries more sense of secrecy or private safekeeping
to put away
vsto stash away
225 2.0

To place something in its usual place for storage

focuses more on secretive saving for future use rather than tidiness
to reserve
vsto stash away
145 3.1

To keep something for a particular person or purpose

is more about privately hiding or safeguarding things for later use
to stow
vsto stash away
57 5.8

Pack things tightly into a small space to save room

focuses instead on secret or safe placement for later use rather than packing
to hoard
vsto stash away
45 4.8

To collect and keep large amounts of food or other things for future use

is similar but usually refers to single items hidden for later use
to put in
vsto stash away
26 2.1

Keep or save something for future use

adds an element of secret or hidden safekeeping for future use
to save for later
vsto stash away
23 3.0

Keep something to use at a later time

often implies keeping it in a secret or safe place for later
to hold back
vsto stash away
17 3.2

Keep something for later use

adds a stronger sense of hiding or secret safekeeping for future use
to squirrel
vsto stash away
  • Informal
9 6.7

To hide or store something in a safe place to use later

is similar but often implies a single act of secret safekeeping
to file away
vsto stash away
6 3.3

To place papers in order and keep them where you can find them later

focuses instead on secret or private storage for future retrieval
to squirrel away
vsto stash away
  • Informal
4 5.3

To save money or things over time, often secretly

places things in a secret or safe spot for later use
to store away
vsto stash away
3 2.6

To put something in a safe place to use later

adds a stronger sense of secret or private storage for later use
to lay in
vsto stash away
2 4.0

To get and keep extra supplies for use later

leans more toward secretly putting things away for later use
to keep back
vsto stash away
2 2.8

Save part of something to use later

is more about secretly keeping items safe for later use
to secrete
vsto stash away
1 8.1

Hide something carefully where others cannot find it

is about hiding or saving things specifically for later use
to cache
vsto stash away
1 5.8

To hide things like food or money in a secret place for later use

is similar but often suggests doing this in a casual way
to stack away
vsto stash away
1 3.9

To put things in a safe place for later use

is the same action but more likely done secretly or privately
to lay away
vsto stash away
1 4.7

To save money or keep goods for later

implies doing that by hiding or keeping things secret for later
to reposit
vsto stash away
1 9.9

To put something away in a safe place to keep it

often implies doing so with an intent to hide for later use
to salt away
vsto stash away
  • Informal
1 6.7

To save money little by little to use later

shares the secret saving idea but applies to any item, not only money
to hive away
vsto stash away
  • Informal
7.8

Put money or things aside in a safe place to use later

matches this gradual secrecy but can be more casual in tone

Antonyms

to reveal
∞ 2.3

Show something that was hidden or secret

to take out
948 1.9

To remove something from a place or container

How Much

to hoard
45 4.8
to stash away
  • Informal
13 4.9

Surface Forms

stash away infinitive
stashed away past
stashed away past participle
stashing away present participle
stashes away third person singular

Morphology

stash + away

The meaning 'to put something in a secret or safe place for future use' is directly and literally built from 'stash' (to put valuables away secretly) combined with 'away' (into storage/removed from sight). This verb + away composition is a common, compositional English pattern (and mirrored in many languages), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

The phrasal verb stash away may come from a simple picture of hiding things to use later, like a squirrel putting nuts in a secret spot. Here stash means 'hide' and away means 'somewhere safe', so the phrase means 'to save something secretly for the future'.