N-SING [oft NOUN to-infinitive](某一特定用途的)必要设备,必要手段;(尤指)所需资金 If you have the wherewithal for something, you have the means, especially the money, that you need for it. (某一特定用途的)必要设备,必要手段;(尤指)所需资金 [Also + for]
She didn't have the financial wherewithal to do it.
她没有做这件事所需的资金。
Some of the companies illegally sent the wherewithal for making chemical weapons.