Resource Definition
rēsôrs, -zôrs, rĭ-sôrs, -zôrs
resources
noun
resources
Something that lies ready for use or that can be drawn upon for aid or to take care of a need.
Webster's New World
Available money or property; wealth; assets.
Webster's New World
Something that a country, state, etc. has and can use to its advantage.
Natural resources, including coal and oil.
Webster's New World
A means of accomplishing something; measure or action that can be resorted to, as in an emergency; expedient.
Webster's New World
Ability to deal promptly and effectively with problems, difficulties, etc.; resourcefulness.
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verb
To supply with resources.
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Other Word Forms of Resource
Noun
Singular:
resource
Plural:
resourcesOrigin of Resource
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Obsolete French from Old French from feminine past participle of resourdre to rise again from Latin resurgere re- re- surgere to rise surge
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French resource (“a source, spring"), from Old French resourdre, from Latin resurgere (“to rise again, spring up anew"). See resourd, resurgent, source.
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