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 Well, that’s why league officials are taking a hard look at private equity firms, which are sitting on a $1.2 trillion war chest and always on the hunt for deals. Byluisa Beltran, Fortune, 17 June 2024 And Republicans predicted Rosen would head into November with a fearsome war chest and a reputation as an inoffensive lawmaker without firm ties to Democrats' far-left flank. Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 14 June 2024 Still, Hawley’s war chest is more than twice the size of Kunce’s. Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 21 May 2024 Bowman reports having $1.5 million cash on hand, far less than Latimer’s $3 million war chest, as the June 25 primary approaches. Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for war chest 

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Word History

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of war chest was in 1871

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“War chest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20chest. Accessed 8 Jul. 2024.

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