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

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Some think that Buffett is holding out for better opportunities when prices come down during an economic downturn, while strengthening the cash war chest as a way to lay the foundation for his successor, Greg Abel. —

Yun Li, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2024 Their heists, some done in broad daylight, helped amass a $4 million war chest to fund their growing militia. —

Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024 To fund a $25 million war chest for anticipated legal battles with incoming President Donald Trump’s administration. —

Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2024 As the militia builds a war chest of over $4 million, Husk pursues the malevolent racist Bob Mathews (Nicholas Hoult) to a final bloody standoff that will go down in U.S. history. —

Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for war chest