war chest

English

Noun

war chest (plural war chests)

A fund to finance a war
- 2003, Hew Strachan, The First World War, Oxford University Press:
  […] the holdings of the state (the war chest plus other cash balances) […]
(by extension) A fund for some special purpose, such as a political campaign

Translations

fund to finance a war

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Danish: krigskasse c
Dutch: oorlogskas (nl) f
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Finnish: sotakassa (fi)
French: trésor de guerre (fr) m
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German: Kriegskasse f
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Polish: fundusze na wojnę m pl, fundusze wojenne m pl
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Swedish: krigskassa (sv) c
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fund for some specific campaign

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

See also

fighting fund (UK, politics)

Anagrams

Wachters, watchers, wratches

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