war chest

English

Noun

war chest (plural war chests)

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

Translations

fund to finance a war

Finnish: sotakassa
French: trésor de guerre (fr) m

German: Kriegskasse f

fund for some specific campaign

Finnish: rahasto (fi); vaalikassa (funds for an electoral campaign)

German: Kriegskasse f (informal)

Anagrams

Wachters, watchers, wratches

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