natural resources

British  

plural noun

1. naturally occurring materials such as coal, fertile land, etc, that can be used by man

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natural resources Cultural  

1. Factors of production not created (though harnessed) by effort. Minerals and fossil fuels are examples of natural resources.

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Example Sentences

Japan, which has little in the way of natural resources, has long been anxious about its dependence on energy imports, concerns amplified by events such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal

Great-power competition is growing in the High North as climate change opens sea lanes and access to natural resources.

From The Wall Street Journal

Russia does have valuable natural resources, as well as gifted tech entrepreneurs, Calvey said.

From The Wall Street Journal

The country has plentiful natural resources, especially in the Orinoco Belt, an interior region that has some of the world’s largest extra heavy crude deposits.

From Barron's

While not chasing risk-on consensus, Harnett advises playing lower CPI by going long zero-coupon bonds , mid caps, emerging markets equities, and natural resources.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• raw material
• timber
• water