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.
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Limitations exist for other ways of investing excess capital, such as boosting dividends and stock buybacks or amassing a war chest for acquisitions.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Advertisement Talarico says the GOP infighting essentially gives Democrats a two-month grace period to unify and rebuild war chests.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 26 Feb. 2026
None has come close to matching Uthmeier’s war chest.
—Dan Sullivan, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
The simple reason for its success is timely investments into a number of category winners that convinced its backers to re-up the war chest, including Polymarket and the stablecoin card issuer Rain.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Advertisement Talarico says the GOP infighting essentially gives Democrats a two-month grace period to unify and rebuild war chests.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 26 Feb. 2026
None has come close to matching Uthmeier’s war chest.
—Dan Sullivan, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
The simple reason for its success is timely investments into a number of category winners that convinced its backers to re-up the war chest, including Polymarket and the stablecoin card issuer Rain.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for war chest
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“War chest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20chest. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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