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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. The necessary means, especially financial means: didn't have the wherewithal to survive an economic downturn.
  2. conj. Wherewith.
  3. pro. Wherewith.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. Same as wherewith.

Wiktionary

  1. n. The ability and means required to accomplish some task.
  2. adv. In what way; how.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. adv. Wherewith.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. the necessary means (especially financial means)

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  • jwjarvis It gave patients the wherewithal to use medical services more as a varied menu. Sep 14, 2010

‘wherewithal’ has been looked up 2256 times, loved by 6 people, added to 66 lists, commented on 1 time, and has a Scrabble score of 23.