resource
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sɔrs, -soʊrs, -zɔrs, -zoʊrs, rɪˈsɔrs, -ˈsoʊrs, -ˈzɔrs, -ˈzoʊrs noun
1.
a source of supply, support, or aid, especially one that can be readily drawn upon when needed.
2.
resources, the collective wealth of a country or its means of producing wealth.
3.
Usually, resources. money, or any property that can be converted into money; assets.
4.
Often, resources. an available means afforded by the mind or one's personal capabilities: to have resource against loneliness.
5.
an action or measure to which one may have recourse in an emergency; expedient.
Origin:
1640–50; < French ressource, Old French ressourse, noun derivative of resourdre to rise up < Latin resurgere, equivalent to re- re- + surgere to rise up, lift; see resurge, source
1640–50; < French ressource, Old French ressourse, noun derivative of resourdre to rise up < Latin resurgere, equivalent to re- re- + surgere to rise up, lift; see resurge, source
Related forms
re·source·less, adjective
re·source·less·ness, noun
Synonyms
1, 5. resort. 5. means, contrivance, shift. 6. inventiveness, adapability, ingenuity, cleverness.
1, 5. resort. 5. means, contrivance, shift. 6. inventiveness, adapability, ingenuity, cleverness.
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resource (rɪˈzɔːs, -ˈsɔːs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | capability, ingenuity, and initiative; quick-wittedness: a man of resource |
| 2. | (often plural) a source of economic wealth, esp of a country (mineral, land, labour, etc) or business enterprise (capital, equipment, personnel, etc) |
| 3. | a supply or source of aid or support; something resorted to in time of need |
| 4. | a means of doing something; expedient |
| [C17: from Old French ressourse relief, from resourdre to rise again, from Latin resurgere, from | |
| re'sourceless | |
| —adj | |
| re'sourcelessness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
resource
1611, "means of supplying a want or deficiency," from Fr. resourse, from fem. pp. of O.Fr. resourdre "to rally, raise again," from L. resurgere "rise again" (see resurgent). Resources "a country's wealth" first recorded 1779.
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Example sentences
In this way, the world's endless supply of problems becomes a valuable resource.
It also means that measurable outcomes need to be established so that resource allocations can be justified.
The critical resource in a modern economy is not food, but power.
Resource exploitation is the quickest way for a country to grow, provided the resources aren't stolen.
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