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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Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias — who has amassed a suspiciously formidable war chest for someone just running to hold his statewide post — is widely expected to declare.
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Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
Exits do not always come on schedule, and war chests have shifted from a comfort to a necessity.
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Andreas Schweitzer,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Anthropic will have a similar war chest to Alphabet.
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Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
21 June 2026
In addition to IPOs, companies are using secondary stock offerings to build up their war chests.
—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
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Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
Exits do not always come on schedule, and war chests have shifted from a comfort to a necessity.
—
Andreas Schweitzer,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Anthropic will have a similar war chest to Alphabet.
—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
21 June 2026
In addition to IPOs, companies are using secondary stock offerings to build up their war chests.
—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
20 June 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 3 Jul. 2026.
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