Definition of 'resource'
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resource in British English
noun
2. (often plural)
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Derived forms
resourceless (reˈsourceless) adjective
resourcelessness (reˈsourcelessness)
noun
Word origin
C17: from Old French ressourse relief, from resourdre to rise again, from Latin resurgere, from re- + surgere to rise
Word Frequency
resource in American English
noun
SYNONYMY NOTE: resource applies to any thing, person, action, etc. to which one turns for aid in time of
need or emergency [what resource is left us?]; resort is usually used of a final resource, qualified as by last [we'll take the train as a last resort]; expedient refers to something used to effect a desired end, specifically to something used
as a substitute for the usual means [the daybed was an excellent expedient for unexpected guests]; makeshift applies to a quick expedient and, as a somewhat derogatory term, connotes an inferior
substitute, carelessness, etc. [she served sandwiches as a makeshift for dinner]; stopgap refers to a temporary expedient, to be replaced when the usual means is again available
[he's just a stopgap until a new manager is appointed]3. [pl.]
something that a country, state, etc. has and can use to its advantage
natural resources, including coal and oil
4.
a means of accomplishing something; measure or action that can be resorted to, as in an emergency; expedient
6.
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Word origin
Fr ressource < OFr < resourdre, to arise anew < re-, again + sourdre, to spring up < L surgere: see surgeWord Frequency
resource in American English
(ˈrisɔrs, -sours, -zɔrs, -zours, rɪˈsɔrs, -ˈsours, -ˈzɔrs, -ˈzours)
noun
SYNONYMS 1, 5. resort. 5. means, contrivance, shift. 6. inventiveness, adapability, ingenuity, cleverness.1.
a source of supply, support, or aid, esp. one that can be readily drawn upon when needed
2. See resources
4. (often resources)
to have resource against loneliness
5.
an action or measure to which one may have recourse in an emergency; expedient
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Derived forms
resourceless adjective
resourcelessness
noun
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resource
British English: resource
/rɪˈsɔːs; -ˈzɔːs/ NOUN
The resources of a country, organization, or person are the materials, money, and other things they have and can use.
...scarce water resources.
- American English: resource /ˈrisɔrs/
- Arabic: مَوْرِد
- Brazilian Portuguese: recurso
- Chinese: 资源
- Croatian: resurs
- Czech: zdroje
- Danish: ressource
- Dutch: rijkdommen
- European Spanish: recurso
- Finnish: resurssi
- French: ressource
- German: Mittel
- Greek: πόρος
- Italian: risorsa
- Japanese: 資源
- Korean: 자원 공급하다
- Norwegian: ressurs
- Polish: zasób
- European Portuguese: recurso
- Romanian: resursă
- Russian: ресурс
- Latin American Spanish: recurso
- Swedish: resurs
- Thai: ทรัพยากร
- Turkish: kaynak destek
- Ukrainian: ресурс
- Vietnamese: nguồn lực
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