wherewithal
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9.3
- noun
- /ˈwɛrˌwɪθˌɔl/
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medios
- Officers generally have the wherewithal to hire a good private attorney.
- financial wherewithal
- lack the wherewithal
- provides the wherewithal
But I don't think the team has the wherewithal to take the money and do it.
- But I don't think the team has the wherewithal to take the money and do it.
- Liang has the financial wherewithal to hold on.
- And I think they can because people in Gaza, yes, they have a lot of wherewithal, moral wherewithal.
- If you can develop the acuity, the presence of mind and the wherewithal to then take that next step.
- Yeah, when I make a mistake at that point, it might take me months to work up the wherewithal to rebuild that part.
- And they just hadn't really had the training or the the equipment or the the wherewithal to to accomplish that mission.
- And if there's anybody that has the imagination, the hutzpah, the moxie and the wherewithal to carry that torch, it's you Shut up.
- So I know that there are plenty of parents out there who have the wherewithal to live a fabulous life and be great parents.
- I wish I had this wherewithal when Andrew and Chloe were younger.
- Maybe Regardless, yeah, like you have the wherewithal to not pee.
- Now, will it take a little bit more wherewithal?
Examples
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Liang has the financial wherewithal to hold on.
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We don't have the financial wherewithal to fight that.
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We seek the wherewithal to enjoy ourselves.
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Would schools have the wherewithal to use an arts focus as a platform for change?
Academic text (2000) -
So I know that there are plenty of parents out there who have the wherewithal to live a fabulous life and be great parents.
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Too many countries still lack the wherewithal to eliminate poverty.
Academic text (2003) -
Nigeria has the resources and wherewithal to sponsor UBE as a free educational enterprise.
Academic text (2006) -
After years of struggling, she finally had the wherewithal to start her own business.
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He saved up enough wherewithal to travel around the world for a year.
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The organization lacked the necessary wherewithal to implement the new project successfully.
Synonyms
∞
2.0
A thing like money, tools or support that you can use when needed
255
3.9
Money or property that someone has
157
3.3
The money and property a person or company has and manages
32
2.1
Money given to help pay for a project, charity, or person
5
1.0
Money available to spend for a specific purpose
4
6.4
Money or work that helps you live
1
4.5
Extra cash you can spend
Money or possessions you can use to pay for things
How Much
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Wherewithal comes from old English parts where 'by what', with, and all, as if asking 'with what do you do this'. So, wherewithal means the money, tools, or other means you need to do something.