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 Major League Baseball Players Association reportedly has a war chest of more than $519 million in case of a work stoppage.
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Charley Walters, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, the Republican National Committee (RNC) boasts a $109 million war chest.
—Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Washington is essentially forcing local commuters to act as the war chest for the White House’s foreign policy.
—Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Founded in 2023, Mistral is one of the few European startups building foundational AI models, looking to compete with the likes of OpenAI and Anthropic, albeit with a far smaller war chest.
—Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
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Charley Walters, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, the Republican National Committee (RNC) boasts a $109 million war chest.
—Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Washington is essentially forcing local commuters to act as the war chest for the White House’s foreign policy.
—Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Founded in 2023, Mistral is one of the few European startups building foundational AI models, looking to compete with the likes of OpenAI and Anthropic, albeit with a far smaller war chest.
—Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
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 5 Apr. 2026.
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