war chest

English - Turkish

Definition of war chest in English Turkish dictionary

savaşta toplanan para

Savaş için ayrılan para, savaş fonu

English - English

Definition of war chest in English English dictionary

A fund for some special purpose, such as a political campaign

A fund to finance a war

Campaign money built up by incumbents well in advance of the next election in order to give them a financial head start and discourage potential challengers Often includes leftover campaign money from the last election, as well as money raised early in the term After the 1994 elections, three victorious U S Senate candidates (Kay Bailey Hutchison [R-Texas], Joseph Lieberman [D-Conn ], and Connie Mack [R-Fla ]) had over $1 million on hand for the next race -- six years away In the U S House, 10 newly-elected representatives had a $600,000-plus war chest; three -- David Drier (R-Calif ), Charles Schumer (D-N Y ), and Robert Torricelli (D-N J ) -- surpassed the million dollar mark with $2 3 million, $2 2 million, and $1 3 million, respectively

a fund accumulated to finance a war (or a political campaign)

Cash kept aside for a takeover or for defense against a takeover bid

A war chest is a fund to finance a project such as a political campaign. Governor Caperton has the largest campaign war chest

Cash which is kept aside for a takeover or for defense against a takeover bid

Related Terms

war chests

plural form of war chest

Turkish pronunciation

wôr çest

Pronunciation

/ˈwôr ˈʧest/ /ˈwɔːr ˈʧɛst/

Etymology

[ 'wor ] (noun.) 12th century. Middle English werre, from Old North French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German werra strife; akin to Old High German werran to confuse.