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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The meager war chest leaves clubs on the hook for multimillion-dollar capital calls to cover league expenses each year.
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Justin Birnbaum, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
The bottom line: Armed with strong ties to Trump and a $9 million campaign war chest, Hagerty will enter the 2026 race as the clear front-runner.
—Nate Rau, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
The maneuvers attracted Trump’s ire, but doubled down on promises to push back and just proposed a $25 million war chest for anticipated legal battles against the new administration.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 9 Dec. 2024
Less money for Gazprom means less for Russia’s war chest.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
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Justin Birnbaum, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
The bottom line: Armed with strong ties to Trump and a $9 million campaign war chest, Hagerty will enter the 2026 race as the clear front-runner.
—Nate Rau, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
The maneuvers attracted Trump’s ire, but doubled down on promises to push back and just proposed a $25 million war chest for anticipated legal battles against the new administration.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 9 Dec. 2024
Less money for Gazprom means less for Russia’s war chest.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 26 Jan. 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 27 Feb. 2025.
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