war chest

English

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) - “The First World War”, Hew Strachan, Oxford University Press, 2003.
2. (by extension) A fund for some special purpose, such as a political campaign

Translations

fund to finance a war

• Danish: krigskasse c
• Finnish: sotakassa
• French: trésor de guerre (fr) m
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• German: Kriegskasse f
• Swedish: krigskassa (sv) c

fund for some specific campaign

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

Anagrams

• Wachters, watchers, wratches