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warchest

warchest is the alternative form of war chest.

Meaning of war chest

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.

Forms of warchest

pluralwarchests

Origin of warchest

From war (major conflict) + chest (metaphorical place used to store objects).

Questions about warchest

What is warchest the alternative form of?
Warchest is the alternative form of war chest.

Words near warchest in the dictionary

  1. warchalked
  2. warchalker
  3. warchalkers
  4. warchalking
  5. warchalks
  6. warchest
  7. warchests
  8. warchief
  9. warchiefs
  10. Warchol
  11. Warchols

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