resource

[ ree-sawrs, -sohrs, -zawrs, -zohrs, ri-sawrs, -sohrs, -zawrs, -zohrs ]

/ ˈri sɔrs, -soʊrs, -zɔrs, -zoʊrs, rɪˈsɔrs, -ˈsoʊrs, -ˈzɔrs, -ˈzoʊrs /

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noun

a source of supply, support, or aid, especially one that can be readily drawn upon when needed.

resources, the collective wealth of a country or its means of producing wealth.

Usually resources . money, or any property that can be converted into money; assets.

Often resources . an available means afforded by the mind or one's personal capabilities: to have resource against loneliness.

an action or measure to which one may have recourse in an emergency; expedient.

capability in dealing with a situation or in meeting difficulties: a woman of resource.

OTHER WORDS FOR resource

1 aid, support; assistance, help, service.

3 capital, cash, funds, money, property; deep pockets, riches, wealth,

5 contrivance, means, recourse, resort, shift; device.

6 adaptability, ingenuity, cleverness, inventiveness, resourcefulness.

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Origin of resource

First recorded in 1640–50; from French ressource, Old French ressourse, noun derivative of resourdre “to rise up,” from Latin resurgere, equivalent to re- re- + surgere “to rise up, lift”; see resurge, source

OTHER WORDS FROM resource

re·source·less, adjectivere·source·less·ness, noun

Words nearby resource

resorption, resort, resorter, resound, resounding, resource, resourceful, resources, resp., respawn, respect

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How to use resource in a sentence

What’s more, it can use up precious resources on these devices if they can even support a software agent.
Perigee infrastructure security solution from former NSA employee moves into public beta|Ron Miller|September 17, 2020|TechCrunch
The National Guard is designed to come in when all other resources are exhausted.
Mobilizing the National Guard Doesn’t Mean Your State Is Under Martial Law. Usually.|by Logan Jaffe|September 17, 2020|ProPublica
For faster loading, Google recommends better server response times, less render-blocking JS and CSS, and faster resource loading.
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The city’s not only overlooking the Mission Valley aquifer water as a resource – it’s planning to build a multibillion-dollar water purification project called Pure Water right over it.
Pursuing Independent Water Sources, San Diego Ignores One Beneath Its Feet|MacKenzie Elmer|September 14, 2020|Voice of San Diego

Information on these resources will be available via a centralized hub for parents.
The best back-to-school benefits companies are offering their employees|ehinchliffe|September 10, 2020|Fortune
We fight over their ownership and control, as if reality were a resource as scarce as the water and oil in Mad Max.
On Torture, Chuck Johnson & Sondheim|James Poulos|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She views music and pop culture as a resource for people to figure out where we are as a society.
From Church of Christ to Pansexual Rapper|Tyler Gillespie|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For those in the resource world, every ton of junk that goes into a landfill represents wasted energy.
Garbage In, Power Out|The Daily Beast|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The loss of authenticity is equal to loss of the whole site as a cultural resource—its entire DNA is altered.
For Rent: Priceless Historic Sites|Elinor Betesh|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And he used that resource to its fullest 128 years ago this week.
128 Years Old and Still a Looker: Happy Birthday to Lady Liberty|Elizabeth Mitchell|October 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It occurred to him then, for the first time, that a third resource was open—he might cut the rope, and let the kite go free!
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
Not less so is the barrenness of this country, which was formerly and usually the last resource.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
During these hours of leisure, the most agreeable in a Mohammedan woman's life, the pipe is their constant resource.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
"As a last resource your good advice may guide me, Monsieur le Seneschal," said he.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
He realized for the first time what a prop and resource the deep maturity and scornful strength of his mother had been.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton

British Dictionary definitions for resource

resource

/ (rɪˈzɔːs, -ˈsɔːs) /

noun

capability, ingenuity, and initiative; quick-wittednessa man of resource

(often plural) a source of economic wealth, esp of a country (mineral, land, labour, etc) or business enterprise (capital, equipment, personnel, etc)

a supply or source of aid or support; something resorted to in time of need

a means of doing something; expedient

Derived forms of resource

resourceless, adjectiveresourcelessness, noun

Word Origin for resource

C17: from Old French ressourse relief, from resourdre to rise again, from Latin resurgere, from re- + surgere to rise

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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