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

Building a Better California has also allocated a large chunk of its massive war chest to reserve $87 million worth of advertising time ahead of the November election to sway public opinion, the New York Times reported last month. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026

But Becerra’s campaign began investing its modest war chest right before Democratic rival Eric Swalwell’s campaign imploded. — Ben Paviour august 17, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026

As of July, Hochul’s political operation has amassed a war chest that is nine times as large as Blakeman’s. — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026

The prospect of a much bigger war chest has already shifted sentiment. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1732, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for war chest

• abreast
• accessed
• addressed
• appressed
• armrest
• arrest
• assessed
• attest
• backrest
• behest
• bequest
• caressed