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Definition of “wherewithal

wherewithal

Definitions

noun

  1. See the wherewithal

pronoun

  1. a less common word for wherewith (sense 1) , wherewith (sense 2)

Usage examples

  • She met me before I had the wherewithal to build a persona to hide behind, and by the time I could, it was too late.
    James Birrell, THE MAŃANA MAN (2002)
  • With our human resources, we have the wherewithal to reverse that decline in this millennium.
    Business Today (2000)
  • So she doesn't exactly have the wherewithal to simply write her belongings off, and chalk it up to bad judgment.
    Toronto Sun (2003)
  • What he lacks in experience, he makes up for in ability and wherewithal.
    Belfast Telegraph (2004)
  • Ordinary people can also have glamour, even if they lack the wherewithal to project the lifestyle that goes with it.
    Sedgbeer, Sandra, Sexual Power (1991)

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