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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Either way, the Pelicans will be looking at the next few weeks as an opportunity to add to their war chest of future assets.
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William Guillory, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
The team’s war chest of trade assets adds fuel to the fire.
—Rahat Huq, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
The fundraising and spending battle While Johnson has raised more than $7.2 million this cycle, Blackburn’s war chest has remained formidable.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 2 Nov. 2024
Both have a war chest and BILLIONS of users to keep and gradually migrate them to more generative use cases.
—Daniel Newman, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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William Guillory, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
The team’s war chest of trade assets adds fuel to the fire.
—Rahat Huq, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
The fundraising and spending battle While Johnson has raised more than $7.2 million this cycle, Blackburn’s war chest has remained formidable.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 2 Nov. 2024
Both have a war chest and BILLIONS of users to keep and gradually migrate them to more generative use cases.
—Daniel Newman, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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“War chest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20chest. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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