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Added 9 October 2026

wherewithal

/ˈwɛə.wɪ.ðɔːl/ noun

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about wherewithal at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The ability and means required to accomplish some task.
I would like to help your project, but I do not have the wherewithal.

adverb

In what way; how.
By means of which.

Origin

From where- + withal. Originally only an adverb, nominal use since ca. 1800.

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