resource
Americannoun
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a source of supply, support, or aid, especially one that can be readily drawn upon when needed.
- Synonyms:
- service, help, assistance, support, aid
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resources, the collective wealth of a country or its means of producing wealth.
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Usually resources money, or any property that can be converted into money; assets.
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Often resources an available means afforded by the mind or one's personal capabilities.
to have resource against loneliness.
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an action or measure to which one may have recourse in an emergency; expedient.
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capability in dealing with a situation or in meeting difficulties.
a woman of resource.
- Synonyms:
- ingenuity, adaptability
noun
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capability, ingenuity, and initiative; quick-wittedness
a man of resource
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(often plural) a source of economic wealth, esp of a country (mineral, land, labour, etc) or business enterprise (capital, equipment, personnel, etc)
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a supply or source of aid or support; something resorted to in time of need
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a means of doing something; expedient
Other Word Forms
- resourceless adjective
- resourcelessness noun
Etymology
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”; resurge, source
Example Sentences
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People questioned the need to direct so many resources - the public space, the thousands of police for crowd and safety management - for a show streamed live exclusively on Netflix.
From BBC
The required resources are already present in most quantum optics laboratories, meaning no specialized equipment or "quantum engineer" is needed to take advantage of the effect.
From Science Daily
The tension between the U.S. commerce-driven society and the sovereignty of our trading partners is what dictates our relationship with nations rich in natural resources.
From Los Angeles Times
Others languish in Mexico with few resources and an uncertain path to legal status under Mexican law.
From Los Angeles Times
Some members believe that a mayoral endorsement would take valuable phone-banking and door-knocking resources away from the slate of six local candidates they have already endorsed.
From Los Angeles Times
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