war chest
noun
: a fund accumulated to finance a war
broadly
: a fund earmarked for a specific purpose, action, or campaign
Examples of war chest in a Sentence
The candidate held fund-raising dinners to build up his war chest.
Recent Examples on the Web
How much of the war chest will Washington State and Oregon State lose from the NCAA credits in the wake of the House lawsuit settlement?
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Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 31 May 2024
Trone burst onto the scene with a war chest that would prove hard for Alsobrooks to match and for virtually any candidate anywhere to replicate, blitzing the airways with advertisements as part of a nine-to-one spending advantage over his opponent.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 10 May 2024
The Biden campaign ended April with $84.5 million on hand to spend and a combined war chest of $192 million when including other fundraising committees.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
Despite no longer being a candidate, Haley maintained a healthy campaign war chest through the end -- closing out her candidacy with $7.8 million cash on hand in her principal campaign committee and another $11.7 million in her joint fundraising committee, according to records filed with the FEC.
—Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 13 May 2024
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Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 31 May 2024
Trone burst onto the scene with a war chest that would prove hard for Alsobrooks to match and for virtually any candidate anywhere to replicate, blitzing the airways with advertisements as part of a nine-to-one spending advantage over his opponent.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 10 May 2024
The Biden campaign ended April with $84.5 million on hand to spend and a combined war chest of $192 million when including other fundraising committees.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
Despite no longer being a candidate, Haley maintained a healthy campaign war chest through the end -- closing out her candidacy with $7.8 million cash on hand in her principal campaign committee and another $11.7 million in her joint fundraising committee, according to records filed with the FEC.
—Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 13 May 2024
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“War chest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20chest. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.
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