Wherewithal
noun
The money, skill, time, or other resources needed to do something.
She had the intention to start a business, but didn't have the wherewithal.
Often appears as...
- financial wherewithal
- mental wherewithal
noun
The money or other means needed for a particular purpose.
He had an innovative idea but lacked the wherewithal to implement it.
Often appears as...
- lack the wherewithal
- provide the wherewithal
noun
The money, skill, time, or other resources needed to do something.
She had the intention to start a business, but didn't have the wherewithal.
Often appears as...
- financial wherewithal
- mental wherewithal
noun
The money or other means needed for a particular purpose.
He had an innovative idea but lacked the wherewithal to implement it.
Often appears as...
- lack the wherewithal
- provide the wherewithal
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Pro Tip 1/3Beyond Money
Wherewithal can refer to non-financial resources crucial for achieving goals or completing tasks.
Even with funds, he lacked the technical wherewithal to execute the project.
Pro Tip 2/3Capability Emphasis
The word often implies having the overall capability to accomplish something, not just isolated resources.
She has the wherewithal to lead the team to success.
Pro Tip 3/3Context Matters
Wherewithal's meaning often depends on the context, such as the type of resource or ability being referenced.
His mental wherewithal impressed everyone during the debate.
Pro Tip 1/3Beyond Money
Wherewithal can refer to non-financial resources crucial for achieving goals or completing tasks.
Even with funds, he lacked the technical wherewithal to execute the project.
Pro Tip 2/3Capability Emphasis
The word often implies having the overall capability to accomplish something, not just isolated resources.
She has the wherewithal to lead the team to success.
Pro Tip 3/3Context Matters
Wherewithal's meaning often depends on the context, such as the type of resource or ability being referenced.
His mental wherewithal impressed everyone during the debate.
Pro Tip 1/3Beyond Money
Wherewithal can refer to non-financial resources crucial for achieving goals or completing tasks.
Even with funds, he lacked the technical wherewithal to execute the project.
Pro Tip 2/3Capability Emphasis
The word often implies having the overall capability to accomplish something, not just isolated resources.
She has the wherewithal to lead the team to success.
Pro Tip 3/3Context Matters
Wherewithal's meaning often depends on the context, such as the type of resource or ability being referenced.
His mental wherewithal impressed everyone during the debate.
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Dan Phillips: Creative...
looking for header material, or the board that goes over a door, thinking he'd impress his boss -- that's how we taught him to do it. The superintendent walked up and said, "What are you doing?" "Oh, just looking for header material," waiting for that kudos. He said, "I'm not paying you to go through the trash. Get back to work." And Jim had the wherewithal to say,
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On the Road With Andrew...
a scenario or a scene is very important you know and that sort of launches you want a certain trajectory and pedigree and I just took whatever job came along and then I started to look back at a certain point where with this aren't the kind of movies I want to be doing but I didn't have the wherewithal and/or the
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Creative houses from...
he didn't press his boss that's how I taught him to do it and the superintendent said what are you doing all just looking for some header material waiting for that that Kudo said no no I'm not paying you to go through the trash get back to work and he had the wherewithal to say he
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The Great Migration and...
But he didn't have the wherewithal to go all over the country looking for the best talent, and it turned out he didn't have to. It turned out that there he was, surrounded by children of the Great Migration whose parents had brought this music up with them during the journey.
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Shark Warnings PIPE...
malfunction or some conservation organizations like the pew environment group the problem with sharks is endemic of a larger problem we now have the technology and the wherewithal to find and catch fish virtually anywhere in the world's marine environment so the sheer
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Shark Alert! Species...
of a larger problem we now have the technology and the wherewithal to find and catch fish virtually anywhere in the world's marine environment so the sheer amount of life that we're extracting from the world's oceans every year is emptying them of life
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Bat-eating Snakes of...
enormous numbers there are tens of thousands of bats flying through here and they're traveling so quickly but this snake in total pitch darkness still has the wherewithal the speed to strike out and catch these bats in flight it's
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Shaffi Mather: A new way...
Most definitely you don't want to pay the bribe. But you also don't have the time, resources, expertise or wherewithal to fight this. Unfortunately, many of us in this room are supporters of capitalist policies and market forces.
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This tennis icon paved...
is going to be millennials. I think they are going to help solve problems. I think they have the wherewithal to do it. I know they care a lot. They have big ideas and they can make big things happen.
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An interview with the...
Yet there are people who are finding the strength and wherewithal to travel, to move, to eke out a better living for themselves and to provide for their families and their loved ones.
Video examples
Dan Phillips: Creative...
looking for header material, or the board that goes over a door, thinking he'd impress his boss -- that's how we taught him to do it. The superintendent walked up and said, "What are you doing?" "Oh, just looking for header material," waiting for that kudos. He said, "I'm not paying you to go through the trash. Get back to work." And Jim had the wherewithal to say,
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On the Road With Andrew...
a scenario or a scene is very important you know and that sort of launches you want a certain trajectory and pedigree and I just took whatever job came along and then I started to look back at a certain point where with this aren't the kind of movies I want to be doing but I didn't have the wherewithal and/or the
Video examples
Creative houses from...
he didn't press his boss that's how I taught him to do it and the superintendent said what are you doing all just looking for some header material waiting for that that Kudo said no no I'm not paying you to go through the trash get back to work and he had the wherewithal to say he
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The Great Migration and...
But he didn't have the wherewithal to go all over the country looking for the best talent, and it turned out he didn't have to. It turned out that there he was, surrounded by children of the Great Migration whose parents had brought this music up with them during the journey.
Video examples
Shark Warnings PIPE...
malfunction or some conservation organizations like the pew environment group the problem with sharks is endemic of a larger problem we now have the technology and the wherewithal to find and catch fish virtually anywhere in the world's marine environment so the sheer
Video examples
Shark Alert! Species...
of a larger problem we now have the technology and the wherewithal to find and catch fish virtually anywhere in the world's marine environment so the sheer amount of life that we're extracting from the world's oceans every year is emptying them of life
Video examples
Bat-eating Snakes of...
enormous numbers there are tens of thousands of bats flying through here and they're traveling so quickly but this snake in total pitch darkness still has the wherewithal the speed to strike out and catch these bats in flight it's
Video examples
Shaffi Mather: A new way...
Most definitely you don't want to pay the bribe. But you also don't have the time, resources, expertise or wherewithal to fight this. Unfortunately, many of us in this room are supporters of capitalist policies and market forces.
Video examples
This tennis icon paved...
is going to be millennials. I think they are going to help solve problems. I think they have the wherewithal to do it. I know they care a lot. They have big ideas and they can make big things happen.
Video examples
An interview with the...
Yet there are people who are finding the strength and wherewithal to travel, to move, to eke out a better living for themselves and to provide for their families and their loved ones.
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John McEnroe
American Tennis Player
I just remember watching Federer the first year he won Wimbledon. He was struggling with his back problem. I remember it vividly. It looked like there was a chance he was not going to finish. He had that look in his eye. Then, somehow, he found the wherewithal to dig a little deeper, and suddenly he wins the thing, and he's a different player.
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Sarah Lacy
American Journalist
You know what works in venture capital? A group of incredibly smart, connected people who have the financial wherewithal and risk appetite to make multi-million dollar bets on unproven ideas and inexperienced founders. People who can make decisions quickly, and who spend their time trying to help entrepreneurs make the most of that cash.
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Eavan Boland
Irish Poet
I didn't know how to weigh ideas about poetry. Nothing in the life I lived as a student - and later as wife and mother at the suburban edge of Dublin - suggested I had the wherewithal to do so. But I did have a unit of measurement. It was the measure of my own life.
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Johan Rockstrom
Environmentalist
The number of children in the world is not growing, and so we eventually have a chance to stabilize the population at around 10 billion. We have the technology and wherewithal to feed and provide energy for this many people.
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Michael McCaul
American Politician
I don't think Mr. Snowden woke up one day and had the wherewithal to do this all by himself. I think he was helped by others.
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Nipsey Russell
American Comedian
There's no money in television, but TV provides the wherewithal to get the dollars for live performances.
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Eugene Levy
Canadian Actor
I don't believe I've ever played a hip dude. I don't think I would have the wherewithal to do that.
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Twyla Tharp
American Dancer
I have the wherewithal to challenge myself for my entire life. That's a great gift.
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Yvonne Orji
Nigerian Actress
To not have the wherewithal to give fully to a relationship bothered me.
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Ricardo Rossello
Puerto Rican Politician
Puerto Rico still has the wherewithal to be a tourist destination.
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John McEnroe
American Tennis Player
I just remember watching Federer the first year he won Wimbledon. He was struggling with his back problem. I remember it vividly. It looked like there was a chance he was not going to finish. He had that look in his eye. Then, somehow, he found the wherewithal to dig a little deeper, and suddenly he wins the thing, and he's a different player.
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Sarah Lacy
American Journalist
You know what works in venture capital? A group of incredibly smart, connected people who have the financial wherewithal and risk appetite to make multi-million dollar bets on unproven ideas and inexperienced founders. People who can make decisions quickly, and who spend their time trying to help entrepreneurs make the most of that cash.
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Eavan Boland
Irish Poet
I didn't know how to weigh ideas about poetry. Nothing in the life I lived as a student - and later as wife and mother at the suburban edge of Dublin - suggested I had the wherewithal to do so. But I did have a unit of measurement. It was the measure of my own life.
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Johan Rockstrom
Environmentalist
The number of children in the world is not growing, and so we eventually have a chance to stabilize the population at around 10 billion. We have the technology and wherewithal to feed and provide energy for this many people.
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Michael McCaul
American Politician
I don't think Mr. Snowden woke up one day and had the wherewithal to do this all by himself. I think he was helped by others.
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Nipsey Russell
American Comedian
There's no money in television, but TV provides the wherewithal to get the dollars for live performances.
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Eugene Levy
Canadian Actor
I don't believe I've ever played a hip dude. I don't think I would have the wherewithal to do that.
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Twyla Tharp
American Dancer
I have the wherewithal to challenge myself for my entire life. That's a great gift.
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Yvonne Orji
Nigerian Actress
To not have the wherewithal to give fully to a relationship bothered me.
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Ricardo Rossello
Puerto Rican Politician
Puerto Rico still has the wherewithal to be a tourist destination.
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