Wherewithal
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈwɛə.wɪ.ðɔːl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Wherewithal is a noun meaning The ability and means required to accomplish some task.
Meaning
The ability and means required to accomplish some task.
More Meanings
- (archaic) In what way; how.
- (archaic) By means of which.
Example Sentences
I would like to help your project, but I do not have the wherewithal.
Wherewithall shall a yong man cleanse his way? by taking heede thereto according to thy word.
"I just can't imagine," Philip said, "having that kind of self-knowledge, that kind of...wherewithal at fifteen.[…]"
Big Council meeting! At the bookshop in twenty minutes. Carfare will be refunded. Can we scrape together the wherewithal?
Word Forms
- wherewithals
Synonyms for wherewithal
Depending on context, synonyms include means, whereby, wherewith.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include wherewith, capacity, money, average, means, media.
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