war chest en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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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:
- (broadly) A fund for some special purpose, such as a political campaign.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| war chests | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (17)
fi vaalikassa (fund for some specific campaign) · da krigskasse (fund to finance a war) · sv krigskassa (fund for some specific campaign) · sv krigskassa (fund to finance a war) · ja 軍資金 (fund to finance a war) · de Kriegskasse (fund for some specific campaign) · fr trésor de guerre (fund to finance a war) · nl oorlogskas (fund to finance a war) · da krigskasse (fund for some specific campaign) · pl fundusze na wojnę (fund to finance a war) · fi sotakassa (fund to finance a war) · fi rahasto (fund for some specific campaign) · cmn 戰爭基金 /战争基金 (fund to finance a war) · cmn 特殊基金 (fund for some specific campaign) · da pengetank (fund for some specific campaign) · de Kriegskasse (fund to finance a war) · pl fundusze wojenne (fund to finance a war)