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单词 wherewithal
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Definition of wherewithal in English:

wherewithal

noun ˈwɛːwɪðɔːl
the wherewithal
  • usually with infinitive The money or other means needed for a particular purpose.

    必要的资金(或手段等)

    they lacked the wherewithal to pay

    他们没钱支付。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Then they had the wherewithal to pick up the shotgun shells and create this fantastic call to 911.
    • Actually, it's the missing bits of story you're supposed to fill in that winds me up, but I lack the wherewithal to explain why.
    • The economic might means that we have the wherewithal to do whatever we need to do to meet this crisis.
    • If applicants have the money and wherewithal to wage a war of words, the effort usually pays off.
    • The film has a beautiful cast and he had the vision and the wherewithal to make it, and he made the picture look like it cost $100 million.
    • They are the lucky ones: they have the wherewithal to pay for goods.
    • Beyond all the wrangling, though, lie deeper-seated problems, ills that the game actually has the wherewithal to cure.
    • Since he lacks the financing to build, he lacks the wherewithal to complete his side of the contract.
    • A national media that, having been taken in, lacks the wherewithal to tell it like it is.
    • The vast majority of prisoners would lack the wherewithal to gather the witnesses and documents needed.
    • Luckily for them, Kilkenny did not have the wherewithal to make them pay.
    • A gusher of cash flow is giving businesses the wherewithal to increase their capital outlays.
    • Few uninsured landlords and poor home owners have the wherewithal to rebuild - or the desire.
    • Not everyone has the time, but most have the wherewithal to make some kind of contribution.
    • Yet she hasn't the wherewithal to hire lawyers to fight for what she is due.
    • They don't have the money or the wherewithal to want to slam him on environment.
    • If you had the wherewithal to afford a ‘moderate fee’ you could consult a palmist, inside a beach tent.
    • All have the wherewithal to pay a premium for the quality of home life York offers.
    • We need to maintain this strong economic growth as it provides the wherewithal to address the main issues facing the country.
    • Ireland have the wherewithal to defeat a nation that has plenty of heritage but little by way of present form.
    Synonyms
    money, ready money, cash, capital, finance(s), resources, funds, reserves
    means, ability, capability
    informal dough, bread, loot, the ready, readies, shekels, moolah, the necessary, wad, boodle, dibs, gelt, ducats, rhino, gravy, scratch, stuff, oof
    British informal dosh, brass, lolly, spondulicks, wonga, ackers
    North American informal dinero, greenbacks, simoleons, bucks, jack, mazuma
    Australian/New Zealand informal Oscar
    informal, dated splosh, green, tin
    British dated l.s.d.
    North American informal, dated kale, rocks, shinplasters
    archaic pelf

Rhymes

all, appal (US appall), awl, Bacall, ball, bawl, befall, Bengal, brawl, call, caul, crawl, Donegal, drawl, drywall, enthral (US enthrall), fall, forestall, gall, Galle, Gaul, hall, haul, maul, miaul, miscall, Montreal, Naipaul, Nepal, orle, pall, Paul, pawl, Saul, schorl, scrawl, seawall, Senegal, shawl, small, sprawl, squall, stall, stonewall, tall, thrall, trawl, wall, waul, withal, yawl therewithal

Definition of wherewithal in US English:

wherewithal

noun
the wherewithal
  • usually with infinitive The money or other means needed for a particular purpose.

    必要的资金(或手段等)

    they lacked the wherewithal to pay

    他们没钱支付。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Beyond all the wrangling, though, lie deeper-seated problems, ills that the game actually has the wherewithal to cure.
    • They are the lucky ones: they have the wherewithal to pay for goods.
    • They don't have the money or the wherewithal to want to slam him on environment.
    • Since he lacks the financing to build, he lacks the wherewithal to complete his side of the contract.
    • The vast majority of prisoners would lack the wherewithal to gather the witnesses and documents needed.
    • The film has a beautiful cast and he had the vision and the wherewithal to make it, and he made the picture look like it cost $100 million.
    • If you had the wherewithal to afford a ‘moderate fee’ you could consult a palmist, inside a beach tent.
    • Luckily for them, Kilkenny did not have the wherewithal to make them pay.
    • Yet she hasn't the wherewithal to hire lawyers to fight for what she is due.
    • The economic might means that we have the wherewithal to do whatever we need to do to meet this crisis.
    • A gusher of cash flow is giving businesses the wherewithal to increase their capital outlays.
    • Few uninsured landlords and poor home owners have the wherewithal to rebuild - or the desire.
    • A national media that, having been taken in, lacks the wherewithal to tell it like it is.
    • We need to maintain this strong economic growth as it provides the wherewithal to address the main issues facing the country.
    • If applicants have the money and wherewithal to wage a war of words, the effort usually pays off.
    • Not everyone has the time, but most have the wherewithal to make some kind of contribution.
    • Ireland have the wherewithal to defeat a nation that has plenty of heritage but little by way of present form.
    • Then they had the wherewithal to pick up the shotgun shells and create this fantastic call to 911.
    • All have the wherewithal to pay a premium for the quality of home life York offers.
    • Actually, it's the missing bits of story you're supposed to fill in that winds me up, but I lack the wherewithal to explain why.
    Synonyms
    money, ready money, cash, capital, finance, finances, resources, funds, reserves
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