wherewithal
pronunciation
How to pronounce wherewithal in British English:
UK [ˈweəwɪðɔ:l]
How to pronounce wherewithal in American English:
US [ˈwerwɪðɔl]
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- Noun:
- the necessary means (especially financial means)
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- Adverb:
- out of, or by means of which
Word Origin
- wherewithal (adv.)
- "means by which," 1530s, from where + withal. The noun is first recorded 1809.
Example
- 1. Biggish and internationally mobile firms have the wherewithal to spend .
- 2. When have we had the wherewithal to deck ourselves for the occasion and go and join in it ?
- 3. Men would not have had the information or wherewithal to build computers to fly to the moon or write and despatch editorials like this one .
- 4. " This is the time to come in the market if you 've got the financial resources and wherewithal , " nothaft said .