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Apparently, these images represent what this word stands for. I feel it's another one of those native speaker words we use but don't have an accurate understanding of what it means in entirety. Let me attempt to explain!

This noun wherewithal by definition means “the means or supplies for a need, especially money,” is composed of the adverbs where and withal “with, by means of which.” The oblique sense “money” seems to be from a phrase such as “the X by means of which to do something,” the unexpressed X being money. Wherewithal entered English in the 16th century.

An example sentence could be:

"Most new nonprofits do not have the financial wherewithal to use direct mail, which is expensive, and thus rely on e-mail and other technology-based means of communication."

It explains why lawyers are more likely to use this word, but us normies can too. Happy studying!