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where⋅with⋅al

  [hwair-with-awl, -with-, wair-]
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–noun
1. that with which to do something; means or supplies for the purpose or need, esp. money: the wherewithal to pay my rent.
–adverb
2. by means of which; out of which.
3. Archaic. wherewith.
–pronoun
4. wherewith.
Origin:
1525–35; where + withal
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where·with·al   (hwâr'wĭth-ôl', -wĭth-, wâr'-)   
n.  The necessary means, especially financial means: didn't have the wherewithal to survive an economic downturn.
conj.  Wherewith.
pron.  Wherewith.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
wherewithal [ˈʍɛrwɪθɑl]

  1. n.
    money. : I don't have the wherewithal to invest in anything like that.
  2. n.
    motivation; gumption. : As soon as I get some wherewithal, I'll get a new computer.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

wherewithal  (adv.)
"means by which," 1535, from where + withal. The noun is first recorded 1809.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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