wherewithal

where·with·al | \ ˈ(h)wer-wi-ˌt͟hȯl

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Definition of wherewithal

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: means, resources specifically : money didn't have the wherewithal for an expensive dinner

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Noun A project as big as this requires a lot of financial wherewithal. He doesn't have the wherewithal to finish what he started.

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun And when efforts to hold him down were failing, staff had the wherewithal to break standard protocol and bring his beloved wife, Erica, into the room to instill calm. — Hollie Mckay, Fox News, "Spotlight on Walter Reed Medical Center brings back powerful memories for US wounded warriors," 5 Oct. 2020 Dear Lost: These extended family members have the wherewithal to contact your mother by phone or email, or – if rebuffed or ignored – show up to her house to find out how your grandmother is doing. — Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, "Ask Amy: Grandchild thinks estranged family should be told grandmother is dying," 3 Oct. 2020 Lost: These extended family members have the wherewithal to contact your mother by phone or email, or — if rebuffed or ignored — show up to her house to find out how your grandmother is doing. — Washington Post, "Ask Amy: Family estrangement continues to the end," 3 Oct. 2020 Dear Lost: These extended family members have the wherewithal to contact your mother by phone or email, or – if rebuffed or ignored – show up to her house to find out how your grandmother is doing. — Amy Dickinson, chicagotribune.com, "Ask Amy: Family estrangement continues to the end," 3 Oct. 2020 Amy says: These family members have the wherewithal to contact your mother by phone or e-mail, or — if rebuffed or ignored — show up to her house to find out how your grandmother is doing. — Amy Dickinson, Star Tribune, "Ask Amy: Family estrangement continues to the end," 2 Oct. 2020 The good news is that, despite the withdrawal of federal support, many Americans have the wherewithal to maintain current spending levels for a while longer. — Justin Lahart, WSJ, "Incomes Starting to Buckle as Federal Support Fades," 1 Oct. 2020 The show had been moved from its usual spot, the Microsoft Theater, to the home of the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers, because the arena has the technological wherewithal to accommodate dozens of remote feeds. — John Koblin, New York Times, "Emmys Toast ‘Watchmen’ and ‘Schitt’s Creek’ as Stars Stay Home," 20 Sep. 2020 Ramping up clean energy innovation spending will be absolutely critical to ensuring the U.S. has the technologies and the wherewithal to achieve Biden’s targets of a carbon-free power sector by 2035 and net-zero emissions economy-wide by 2050. — Josh Siegel, Washington Examiner, "Daily on Energy: The case for tripling federal spending on energy innovation," 15 Sep. 2020

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“Wherewithal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wherewithal. Accessed 30 Oct. 2020.

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