war chest
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of war chest
An Americanism dating back to 1900–05
Example Sentences
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Treasurys and stuffing them into central banks as reserves and a war chest against future currency weakness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
And Cruz, of course, was an incumbent senator who had six years to build his war chest, while this is Paxton’s first federal race.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026
The campaign has triggered nationwide fuel shortages and, Kyiv says, dented Russia's financial war chest.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
"The reason Aldi cannot simply out-discount its way to the throne is that Walmart fights with a war chest and Aldi fights with a scalpel," Sheldon explained.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
The Exposition Company’s shrinking war chest had driven its relationship with the National Commission to a new low, with Director-General Davis arguing that any new federal money should be controlled by his commission.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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