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
On the economic front, Putin’s war chest relies heavily on revenue from Chinese purchases of Russian exports.
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Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2024
When combined with money raised by the Democratic National Committee in February, Biden has a war chest of $97.5 million for the general election, more than double the $44.8 million cash on hand across Trump's main campaign account and the Republican National Committee.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2024
This war chest comprises funds from the campaign, the Democratic National Committee and joint-fundraising committees.
—Allison Novelo, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2024
The Biden war chest stood at $155 million when including money from the Democratic National Committee and affiliated joint fundraising committees.
—Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2024
This time around, Trump's campaign boasted a bigger war chest of $42 million entering March, according to campaign finance data.
—Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 25 Mar. 2024
And private companies’ resources pale in comparison to what NASA had in the 1960s: a war chest that once ballooned to roughly 4% of the overall U.S. federal budget.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024
With a massive private equity war chest behind him, Zucker, 58, has been relentlessly hunting for deals.
—Lachlan Cartwright, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2024
The campaign further pointed out the 2024 war chest is more than the totality of primary spending on ads by GOP opponents in Iowa.
—Julia Johnson, Washington Examiner, 15 Jan. 2024
Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2024
When combined with money raised by the Democratic National Committee in February, Biden has a war chest of $97.5 million for the general election, more than double the $44.8 million cash on hand across Trump's main campaign account and the Republican National Committee.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2024
This war chest comprises funds from the campaign, the Democratic National Committee and joint-fundraising committees.
—Allison Novelo, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2024
The Biden war chest stood at $155 million when including money from the Democratic National Committee and affiliated joint fundraising committees.
—Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2024
This time around, Trump's campaign boasted a bigger war chest of $42 million entering March, according to campaign finance data.
—Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 25 Mar. 2024
And private companies’ resources pale in comparison to what NASA had in the 1960s: a war chest that once ballooned to roughly 4% of the overall U.S. federal budget.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024
With a massive private equity war chest behind him, Zucker, 58, has been relentlessly hunting for deals.
—Lachlan Cartwright, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2024
The campaign further pointed out the 2024 war chest is more than the totality of primary spending on ads by GOP opponents in Iowa.
—Julia Johnson, Washington Examiner, 15 Jan. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1871, in the meaning defined above
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“War chest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20chest. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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