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where⋅with⋅al

[hwair-with-awl, -with-, wair-]
–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.
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