wherewithal

Funds to proceed

Wherewithal is the means or resources needed to accomplish something, usually money: She lacked the wherewithal to start her own business.

The word sounds slightly formal or old-fashioned but remains common in discussions of financial capacity: Do they have the wherewithal to complete the project?

financial

resources

Available assets or supplies

meansMethod or resources
fundsAvailable financial resources
capitalWealth used for investment

money · assets · backing · financing · bankroll · liquidity · budget · cash · investment · savings

capability

ability

Power to do something

capacityMaximum amount containable
competenceAdequate ability to function
skillAcquired ability through practice

know-how · expertise · capability · resourcefulness · ingenuity · savvy · aptitude · proficiency · talent · faculty

provision

necessities

What you cannot lack

suppliesResources for a task
equipmentTools for a task
provisionsStockpiled food and supplies

tools · materials · essentials · requirements · prerequisites · infrastructure · support · foundation · groundwork · logistics

Categories

archaic adverbsanon, betimes, ere, erstwhile, forsooth
Resourcefulnessresourcefulness, ingenuity, cleverness, inventiveness, problem-solving
building blocksatom, molecule, elements, cell, components
archaic wordsthee, thou, thy, thine, tis

Opposites

resources and means

wherewithalinability

Lack of capacity

incapacity · lack · powerlessness · destitution · deficiency

financial position

wherewithaldebt

Money owed another

indebtedness · insolvency · poverty · penury · bankruptcy

Family

Familiarity: Top 200,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G