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war chest

war chest noun: a fund to finance a war.

Noun

war chest (plural war chests)

  1. A fund to finance a war.
    • […]the holdings of the state (the war chest plus other cash balances)[…]2003, Hew Strachan, The First World War, Oxford University Press
  2. (broadly) A fund for some special purpose, such as a political campaign.

war chest meaning in Tamil and Urdu

war chest in Tamil

நிறுவனக் கைப்பற்றுதல்சார் பண ஒதுக்கீடு

war chest in Urdu

جنگی خزانہ

Forms of war chest

pluralwar chests

Questions about war chest

What does war chest mean?
War chest means a fund to finance a war.
What is war chest in Tamil?
War chest in Tamil is நிறுவனக் கைப்பற்றுதல்சார் பண ஒதுக்கீடு. See War chest meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is war chest?
War chest is a noun.
What is the plural of war chest?
The plural of war chest is war chests.

Words near war chest in the dictionary

  1. war cabinets
  2. war cake
  3. war cakes
  4. war cemeteries
  5. war cemetery
  6. war chest
  7. war chests
  8. war chief
  9. war chiefs
  10. war child
  11. war children

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