Synonyms for wherewithal

Grammar : Noun

Spell : hwair-with-awl, -with-, wair-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈʰwɛər wɪðˌɔl, -wɪθ-, ˈwɛər-

Définition of wherewithal

Origin : "means by which," 1530s, from where + withal. The noun is first recorded 1809.

noun necessary means
noun ability

Example sentences :

You are poor and have not the wherewithal with which to nourish your mother.
Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various

Those who had wherewithal to give in money or kind, had given.
Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum

She had nothing left for the evening, not even the wherewithal to buy a loaf.
Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola

It's vexatious, when one has the wherewithal to pay for wetting his whistle!
Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola

Or how could he be the richest of men who might even have to go begging, because he had not wherewithal to live?
Extract from : « Eryxias » by An Imitator of Plato

Finding it, he reached into another pocket for the wherewithal to fill it.
Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln

You hold the wherewithal to ruin me, and you will use it if I insist upon my husband's rights.
Extract from : « Mistress Wilding » by Rafael Sabatini

"There is the wherewithal to hang your fine husband," he announced in triumph.
Extract from : « Mistress Wilding » by Rafael Sabatini

The sum paid for their ransom was so large that he at once had the wherewithal to pay his mercenaries.
Extract from : « Hellenica » by Xenophon

So far, they always provided the wherewithal, and looked on, holding the bag.
Extract from : « Cooking and Dining in Imperial Rome » by Apicius

Antonyms for wherewithal

debt

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