wherewithal
adverb
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L203760 on Wikidata ↗noun
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L330431 on Wikidata ↗pronoun
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L333993 on Wikidata ↗Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈwɛə.wɪ.ðɔːl/ / /ˈwɛɚ.wɪ.ðɔl/ / /ˈwɛɚ.wɪ.θɔl/
adv
Etymology: From where- + withal. Originally only an adverb, nominal use since ca. 1800.
- In what way; how.
“Wherewithall shall a yong man cleanse his way? by taking heede thereto according to thy word.”
- By means of which.
“Rich. Northumberland, thou Ladder wherewithall / The mounting Bullingbrooke aſcends my Throne”
noun
Etymology: From where- + withal. Originally only an adverb, nominal use since ca. 1800.
- The ability and means required to accomplish some task.
“I would like to help your project, but I do not have the wherewithal.”
“Justice was sold at the tribunals, and the most enormous crimes escaped from punishment, when the criminals had wherewithal to corrupt their judges.”