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• (the) wherewithal — the wherewithal UK [ˈweə(r)wɪðˌɔːl] US [ˈwerwɪˌðɔl] US [ˈhwerwɪˌðɔl] noun the money and ability that give you the power to do a particular thing Small businesses do not have the wherewithal to cover these costs. Thesaurus: skill, talent and… …   Useful english dictionary

• the wherewithal — UK [ˈweə(r)wɪðˌɔːl] / US [ˈwerwɪˌðɔl] / US [ˈhwerwɪˌðɔl] noun the money and ability that give you the power to do a particular thing Small businesses do not have the wherewithal to cover these costs …   English dictionary

• wherewithal — n. resources 1) the wherewithal for (to have the wherewithal for a trip abroad) 2) the wherewithal to + inf. (they didn t have the wherewithal to conduct a successful political campaign) * * * [ weəwɪðɔːl] the wherewithal to + inf. (they didn t… …   Combinatory dictionary

• wherewithal — [[t](h)we͟ə(r)wɪðɔːl[/t]] N SING: the N, oft N to inf, N for n/ ing If you have the wherewithal for something, you have the means, especially the money, that you need for it. She didn t have the financial wherewithal to do it... Some of the… …   English dictionary

• wherewithal — [“AverwiGal] 1. n. money. □ I don’t have the wherewithal to invest in anything like that. □ I’ve got the interest but not the wherewithal. 2. n. motivation; gumption. □ I just don’t have the wherewithal to do the job …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• wherewithal — noun the wherewithal to do sth the money you need in order to do something: We don t have the wherewithal to pay for a big wedding …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• wherewithal — 1. noun /ˌwɛə.wɪˈðl,ˈwɛə.wɪ.ðɔːl,ˈwɛɹ.wɪ.ðɔl,ˈwɛɹ.wɪ.θɔl,ˈwɛɹ.wɪ.ðɑl,ˈwɛɹ.wɪ.θɑl/ The ability and means required to accomplish some task. I would like to help your project, but I do not have the wherewithal. 2. adverb… …   Wiktionary

• wherewithal, the — where|with|al, the [ werwı,ðɔl, hwerwı,ðɔl ] noun FORMAL the money and ability that gives you the power to do a particular thing: Small businesses do not have the wherewithal to cover these costs …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• wherewithal — I. conjunction Etymology: where + 2withal Date: 1534 wherewith II. pronoun Date: 1583 wherewith III. noun Date: 1809 means, resources; …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• The Class (Erich Segal novel) — infobox Book | name = The Class title orig = translator = image caption = The Class mass market paperback edition, 1986 author = Erich Segal illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Novel publisher …   Wikipedia

• wherewithal — where|with|al [ˈweəwıðo:l US ˈwerwıðo:l] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: wherewithal with which (to buy ...) (16 19 centuries), from where + withal] the wherewithal to do sth the money, skill etc that you need in order to do something = ↑means ▪ Does …   Dictionary of contemporary English