Vocabulary
Wherewithal
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
the money or other means needed for a particular purpose.
Urdu meaning
مالی وسائل، خرچ
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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If, however, there is apprehension that the choppers could be targeted, those who provided the suspects with the wherewithal for such acts are responsible for their retrieval as well, but not at the Panni post.
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Panni gala
— 2025-12-06
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The media influencer had the wherewithal to heave Trump over the victory line in November 2024 and he had the capacity to cry halt to America`s boundless support to Netanyahu`s Israel.
Dawn Editorials —
Fearing the spectre of Godot
— 2025-11-11
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If not for the welfare of the people of Pakistan but for the wherewithal to succeed in conflicts.
Dawn Editorials —
Hard answers
— 2025-05-27
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And women, she says, have enough wherewithal to defeat it.
Dawn Editorials —
Banu Mushtaq`s polyglot India
— 2025-05-27
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Analysts say Iran has the military wherewithal to seriously damage Israel with conventional weapons.
Dawn Editorials —
Bracing for avoidable blunders
— 2025-04-29
Synonyms
money, ready money, cash, capital, finance(s), resources, funds, reserves; means
Curator example
“they lacked the wherewithal to pay”
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