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wherewithal

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where·with·al  (hwârw-ôl, -wth-, wâr-)
n.
The necessary means, especially financial means: didn't have the wherewithal to survive an economic downturn.
conj.
Wherewith.
pron.
Wherewith.

wherewithal
Noun
the wherewithal the necessary funds, resources, or equipment: the wherewithal for making chemical weapons
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.wherewithal - the necessary means (especially financial means)
means, substance - considerable capital (wealth or income); "he is a man of means"

wherewithal
noun resources, means, money, funds, capital, supplies, ready (informal) essentials, ready money
Translations
wherewithal [ˈwɛəwɪðɔːl] nrecursos mpl;
the wherewithal (to do sth) → los medios económicos (para hacer algo)
wherewithal [ˈwɛəwɪðɔːl] n the wherewithal (to do sth) → les moyens mpl (de faire qch)
wherewithal [ˈwɛəwɪðɔːl] where n the wherewithal (to do sth) (money) → das nötige Kleingeld(, um etw zu tun)
wherewithal [ˈwɛəwɪðɔːl] n the wherewithal (to do sth) → i mezzi (per fare qc)


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Borrow all the money that you can get, for I have not the wherewithal to leave these lodgings, yet cannot possibly remain in them any longer.
God made you in the first place, and you've done considerable yourself to help Him along; but she gave you the wherewithal to work with, and that ain't to be despised; specially when anybody gives up her own luxuries and pleasures to do it.
Rarely could the inmates of the cantonment boast of having made a full meal, and never of having wherewithal for the morrow.
 
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