It's the Word of the Day podcast for June 23rd.
Today's word is wherewithal, spelled as one word, W-H-E-R-E-W-I-T-H-A-L.
Wherewithal is a noun.
It refers to the means, skills, resources, or money that is needed to get or do something.
Here's the word used in a sentence from the Herald of Scotland.
It is heartening to know that there are people of real influence who have the will and wherewithal to help lift the city out of the doldrums.
If the word wherewithal sounds like three words smashed together, that's because it is, sort of.
Wherewithal combines where and withal,
an adverb from Middle English that is itself a combination of with and all.
In the past, wherewithal was used as a conjunction,
meaning with or by means of which, and as a pronoun meaning that with or by which.
Today, however,
it is almost always used as a noun to refer to the means or resources a person or entity has at their disposal.
It refers especially to financial resources, but other means, such as social influence,
ability, and emotional capacity, may also be termed as wherewithal.
With your Word of the Day, I'm Peter Sokolowski.
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