wherewithal
Definitions
noun
- See the wherewithal
pronoun
- 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.
, 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.
, Sexual Power (1991)