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1war chest — n informal 1.) the money that a government has available to spend on war 2.) the money that a politician or organization has available to spend on achieving something ▪ The government s huge war chest could be used to improve transport in time… …
2war chest — war chests N COUNT A war chest is a fund to finance a project such as a political campaign. Governor Caperton has the largest campaign war chest …
3war chest — A war chest is a fund that can be used to finance a campaign like and election or for use in emergencies or unexpected times of difficulty …
4war chest — ► NOUN ▪ a reserve of funds used for fighting a war …
5war chest — war ,chest noun count MAINLY JOURNALISM money that a political party or a business has available to spend on something such as an election CAMPAIGN or a business deal …
6war chest — war′ chest n. money set aside for a particular purpose, as a political campaign • Etymology: 1900–05, amer …
7war chest — ☆ war chest n. a fund, as of contributions from individuals, created for a particular purpose, as a political campaign …
8war chest — noun a fund accumulated to finance a war (or a political campaign) • Topics: ↑politics, ↑political science, ↑government • Hypernyms: ↑fund, ↑monetary fund * * * noun : a fund accumulated to finance a war; …
9war chest — Cash kept aside for a takeover or for defense against a takeover bid. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * war chest ˈwar chest noun [countable usually singular] JOURNALISM FINANCE a large amount of money that a company has in its …
10War chest — In business, a war chest is a stash of money set aside to deal with unexpected changes in the business environment, or to use when expansion possibilities arise. The term originates with the medieval practice of having a chest, literally, filled… …
