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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This is even further into the weeds, but would the Avs’ front office have felt confident enough to make all of those moves without having that valuable second-round pick in the war chest?
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Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 8 May 2025
From logistics companies, restaurant chains, convenience stores and even farms, some VC investors have been allocating more of their capital to traditional sectors and businesses, but without the war chest or type of operational involvement typical of private equity firms.
—Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee did not invest in the race, but Weil had a significant war chest after tapping into progressive rage across the country, raising 10 times more money than Fine, according to federal campaign finance records.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 1 Apr. 2025
Trump had won both districts by huge margins last year, but the Democratic candidates have raised large war chests and appear on track to close that gap considerably.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 27 Mar. 2025
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Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 8 May 2025
From logistics companies, restaurant chains, convenience stores and even farms, some VC investors have been allocating more of their capital to traditional sectors and businesses, but without the war chest or type of operational involvement typical of private equity firms.
—Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee did not invest in the race, but Weil had a significant war chest after tapping into progressive rage across the country, raising 10 times more money than Fine, according to federal campaign finance records.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 1 Apr. 2025
Trump had won both districts by huge margins last year, but the Democratic candidates have raised large war chests and appear on track to close that gap considerably.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 27 Mar. 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 28 May. 2025.
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