English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-wherewithal.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
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1. The ability, and the necessary financial means, to accomplish some task.

#:I would like to help your project, but I do not have the wherewithal.

Quotations
1986, w:David Leavitt|David Leavitt, w:The Lost Language of Cranes|The Lost Language of Cranes, Penguin, paperback edition, page 67
:"I just can't imagine," Philip said, "having that kind of self-knowledge, that kind of...wherewithal at fifteen.[...]"

Translations
trans-top|The ability, and the necessary financial means, to accomplish some task
Finnish: rahoitus, varat p
German: Mittel n|p, Geldmittel n|p
trans-mid
trans-bottom

See also
wherewith (archaic)

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