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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Gottheimer with a confounding TV ad that used AI to portray him boxing with Trump, Spiller with a $35 million spend from his union, dwarfing every other candidate’s war chest.
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David Weigel, semafor.com, 9 June 2025
In Funding For Tether’s Bitcoin Miners The company’s war chest is substantial, as public filings show Tether’s bitcoin stockpile is worth roughly $10.5 billion at current prices.
—Liam Wright, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Kelly had more than $2 million in her campaign war chest at the start of April, campaign records show.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
In December, a seat at a group dinner at Mar-a-Lago could be had for a million-dollar contribution to MAGA Inc., a super PAC that serves as a war chest for the midterms.
—Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
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David Weigel, semafor.com, 9 June 2025
In Funding For Tether’s Bitcoin Miners The company’s war chest is substantial, as public filings show Tether’s bitcoin stockpile is worth roughly $10.5 billion at current prices.
—Liam Wright, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Kelly had more than $2 million in her campaign war chest at the start of April, campaign records show.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
In December, a seat at a group dinner at Mar-a-Lago could be had for a million-dollar contribution to MAGA Inc., a super PAC that serves as a war chest for the midterms.
—Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 26 May 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 15 Jun. 2025.
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