resource

[ ree-sawrs, -sohrs, -zawrs, -zohrs, ri-sawrs, -sohrs, -zawrs, -zohrs ]

noun

1. a source of supply, support, or aid, especially one that can be readily drawn upon when needed.

   Synonyms: service, help, assistance, support, aid

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.

   Synonyms: riches, deep pockets, property, money, funds, cash, capital, wealth

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.

   Synonyms: device, shift, resort, recourse, means, contrivance

6. capability in dealing with a situation or in meeting difficulties:

   a woman of resource.

   Synonyms: adaptability, ingenuity

resource

/ -ˈsɔːs; rɪˈzɔːs /

noun

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

Derived Forms

• reˈsourcelessness, noun
• reˈsourceless, adjective

Other Words From

• re·sourceless adjective
• re·sourceless·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of resource¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of resource¹

C17: from Old French ressourse relief, from resourdre to rise again, from Latin resurgere , from re- + surgere to rise

Example Sentences

Shariyf said hopefully this state will serve as “an essential resource” in the Southwest, including Texas.

From Salon

The site posted dozens of articles about climate-driven disasters each year, and while it often denied warming, it was full of stories about resource scarcity and food shortages and migrants, too, all published near numerous stories about the great replacement theory.

From Salon

Streeting told Times Radio on Wednesday the policy would have "resource implications" which would "come at the expense of other choices".

From BBC

Approximately 99% of U.S. pistachios are produced in California, per the Agricultural Marketing Resource Center.

From Salon

“Our focus continues to be on ensuring Grindr remains an exceptional place for our team to work, and an invaluable resource for the global LGBTQ+ community.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• ability
• capability
• capital
• means
• property
• reserve
• source
• support
• system
• talent
• wealth