wherewithal

(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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meaning 'the means or resources for something', is always used with the:

You don't need the intellectual wherewithal to function in society—Steven Pinker, 1994.

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noun

1. The ability and the means to meet situations effectively: resource (often used in plural), resourcefulness. See ability/inability.
2. All things, such as money, property, or goods, having economic value: asset (used in plural), capital, fortune, mean³ (used in plural), resource (used in plural), wealth. See owned/unowned.

For a list of words related to wherewithal, see:

• Money, Currency, and Denominations - wherewithal: money for specific purpose

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - pengemidler
pron. - hvormed

Nederlands (Dutch)
mogelijkheden (vooral geld), middelen

Français (French)
n. - les moyens (financiers) nécessaires (pour faire)
pron. - les moyens avec/par lequel/laquelle
conj. - au moyen duquel/de laquelle

Deutsch (German)
n. - (ugs.) das nötige Geld
pron. - womit
conj. - womit

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τα χρειώδη, τα μέσα, (καθομ.) λεφτά, παράς
adv. - με τι, με ποια μέσα

Italiano (Italian)
mezzi

Português (Portuguese)
n. - possibilidade (f)
adv. - com o que
pron. - o que
conj. - com que

Русский (Russian)
необходимые средства, деньги

Español (Spanish)
n. - medios, recursos, lo suficiente, dinero
pron. - con lo cual
conj. - con que, con lo cual

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - medel, möjlighet, resurser
adv. - varmed
pron. - varmed, det som behövs
conj. - varmed, det varmed

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
必要的资金, 用其, 以其, 用以...的东西

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 必要的資金
conj. - 用其, 以其
pron. - 用以...的東西

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 자금, 수단
conj. - 그것으로
pron. - 그것에 의하여 ~하는 것

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 必要な資力

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الشي الذي به أو بواسطته (ظرف) بم, بماذا (ضمير) الذي به أو بواسطته‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אמצעים, כסף, מימון‬
pron. - ‮עם, שבאמצעותו‬

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