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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Channel 4 declined to reveal the value of the company’s indie investment war chest at the time.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
This summer, Congress provided $45 billion to ICE to pay for it – a war chest three times greater than what the agency previously had for detention, according to the American Immigration Council.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
By making substantial tax contributions to Russia's war chest, foreign companies are effectively subsidising the procurement of weapons and the payment of military salaries.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Without war chests of their own, the parties have been overshadowed by influencer politicians and super PACs that don’t have to worry about maintaining an organization.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 26 Aug. 2025
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
This summer, Congress provided $45 billion to ICE to pay for it – a war chest three times greater than what the agency previously had for detention, according to the American Immigration Council.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
By making substantial tax contributions to Russia's war chest, foreign companies are effectively subsidising the procurement of weapons and the payment of military salaries.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Without war chests of their own, the parties have been overshadowed by influencer politicians and super PACs that don’t have to worry about maintaining an organization.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 26 Aug. 2025
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 17 Sep. 2025.
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