war chest

English

Noun

war chest (plural war chests)

1. A fund to finance a war
   • 2003, Hew Strachan, The First World War, Oxford University Press:

     […] the holdings of the state (the war chest plus other cash balances) […]

2. (by extension) A fund for some special purpose, such as a political campaign

Translations

fund to finance a war

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• Danish: krigskasse c
• Dutch: oorlogskas (nl) f
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• Finnish: sotakassa (fi)
• French: trésor de guerre (fr) m
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• German: Kriegskasse f
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• Polish: fundusze na wojnę m pl, fundusze wojenne m pl
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• Swedish: krigskassa (sv) c
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fund for some specific campaign

• Danish: pengetank c, krigskasse c
• Finnish: rahasto (fi); vaalikassa (funds for an electoral campaign)
• German: Kriegskasse f (informal)
• Swedish: krigskassa (sv) c

See also

• fighting fund (UK, politics)

Anagrams

• Wachters, watchers, wratches