resource
[ ree-sawrs, -sohrs, -zawrs, -zohrs, ri-sawrs, -sohrs, -zawrs, -zohrs ]
/ ˈri sɔrs, -soʊrs, -zɔrs, -zoʊrs, rɪˈsɔrs, -ˈsoʊrs, -ˈzɔrs, -ˈzoʊrs /
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.
Words nearby resource
resorption lacuna, resort, resorter, resound, resounding, resource, resourceful, resources, resp., respawn, respect
Origin of resource
SYNONYMS FOR resource
OTHER WORDS FROM resource
re·source·less, adjectivere·source·less·ness, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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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, nounWord Origin for resource
C17: from Old French ressourse relief, from resourdre to rise again, from Latin resurgere, from re- + surgere to rise
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