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

Tomorrow Together was one of several groups that tried to counter the industry's huge campaign war chest during the midterms. — ABC News, 13 Nov. 2026

Moore outraised Womack more than 50 to 1, with a war chest of $3 million compared to $59,000 raised by his Democratic opponent, according to Axios. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026

Despite his bolstering the GOP war chest, most of the candidates Musk backed lost their races. — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026

But his campaign began investing its modest war chest just before Democratic rival Eric Swalwell’s campaign imploded, and Becerra surged to win. — Sacbee.com, 1 Nov. 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