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wherewithal [ˈwerwɪðɔːl, Brit ˈweəw-] N no pl liter

wherewithal

to have the wherewithal to do sth

ter os recursos para fazer a. c.

Usage examples with wherewithal

to have the wherewithal to do sth

ter os recursos para fazer a. c.

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He is described as a dandy who is ashamed of his family's lack of wherewithal. en.wikipedia.org

All this raises questions about the novice candidate's wherewithal to command the kind of sprawling and complex enterprise required to win the presidency. www.latimes.com

When punishments and penalties miss their mark, people lack the wherewithal to control hand and foot. en.wikipedia.org

The cost had to be borne by parochial funds while the municipality had to come up with the wherewithal for the tower. en.wikipedia.org

It would have been gone forever had not the community raised a hue and cry, as well as the wherewithal to save it. en.wikipedia.org

It refers to a common belief that many people in such professions have enough leisure time and wherewithal to consume more than one martini during the work day. en.wikipedia.org

Taking all of the above into account, we have the wherewithal to solve the problem, just not the will to act. www.project-syndicate.org

Even the wherewithal to run the school was not available. en.wikipedia.org

This was done in order to equalise the footings of teams which may not have had the wherewithal to compete in all events. en.wikipedia.org

They had the necessary wherewithal for being patrons to the literate and artistic. en.wikipedia.org

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