I. ˈ ̷ ̷wə̇ˌthȯl, -ˌthȯl, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ adverb
Etymology: where (I) + withal
1. archaic : wherewith 1
take no thought, saying … wherewithal shall we be clothed — Mt 6:31 (Authorized Version)
2. : out of or by means of which
the material wherewithal to have evolved this elegant creature, man — Weston La Barre
II. pronoun
: wherewith
buying lots of old iron at sales, in the hope of finding therein wherewithal to patch up his dilapidated machines — Adrian Bell
III. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
( -s )
Etymology: wherewithal (II)
: means or resources for purchasing or doing something
must present to the courts the wherewithal to create a framework of liberty under law — Herbert Feinstein
specifically : financial resources : money
had to keep raising his budget and rushing out to find more wherewithal — New Yorker