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

The comedian also started a GoFundMe fundraiser to gather a legal war chest to fight the complaint. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2026

Only the largest funds, such as Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia Capital — which possess the war chest to back OpenAI, Anthropic, and SpaceX — stand to gain from their initial public offerings of stock. — Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

Campaign finances In the most recent FEC filings, which showed the donations and spending of campaigns, Brattin, Burks and Hueffmeier had the most significant war chests as of March 31. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026

Despite a substantial player war chest, the league's aggressive proposals and $2 billion war chest suggest a willingness to risk a lockout, potentially aiming to break the union and solidify Manfred's legacy. — Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 8 July 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