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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As the incumbent mayor, Bass had accumulated a significant war chest for the campaign, but Pratt rapidly caught up.
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Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
And Taj, who has been endorsed by Quirk-Silva, has raised nearly $85,000 since the start of the year, with more than $200,000 left in his war chest.
—Linh Tat, Daily News, 28 May 2026
The competing narratives — that rich people are hoarding homes or conversely that the tax measure is government overreach — are being promulgated by campaigns with war chests that have grown substantially in recent days.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
Doing so increases the size of the financial war chest one can deploy in old age.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 24 May 2026
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Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
And Taj, who has been endorsed by Quirk-Silva, has raised nearly $85,000 since the start of the year, with more than $200,000 left in his war chest.
—Linh Tat, Daily News, 28 May 2026
The competing narratives — that rich people are hoarding homes or conversely that the tax measure is government overreach — are being promulgated by campaigns with war chests that have grown substantially in recent days.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
Doing so increases the size of the financial war chest one can deploy in old age.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 24 May 2026
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“War chest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20chest. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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