wherewithal.
The ability and means required to accomplish some task.
Meaning & usage
The ability and means required to accomplish some task.
I would like to help your project, but I do not have the wherewithal.
Where this word comes from
From where- + withal. Originally only an adverb, nominal use since ca. 1800.
In what way; how.
By means of which.
Where this word comes from
From where- + withal. Originally only an adverb, nominal use since ca. 1800.
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