resource

resource: ▪ I. resource re‧source ¹ [rɪˈzɔːs, -ˈsɔːs ǁ ˈriːsɔːrs] noun [countable usually plural]

1. COMMERCE something such as money, property, skill, labour etc that a company has available:

• We have the necessary financial resources to respond to these problems.

• The fall in industrial production will free up resources to create a consumer economy.

2. ECONOMICS something such as oil, land, or natural energy that exists in a country and can be used to increase its wealth:

• Namibia has substantial coal resources and diamond deposits.

• Natural gas is an environmentally clean natural resource.

[m0] ▪ II. resource re‧source ² [rɪˈzɔːs, -ˈsɔːs ǁ -ˈsɔːrs] verb [transitive] FINANCE

to provide money or other resources that are needed to do particular work:

• The program wasn't adequately resourced.

— resourcing noun [uncountable] :

• The initiative failed because of inadequate resourcing.

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resource UK US /rɪˈzɔːs/, /ˈriːsɔːs/ US /ˈriːsɔrs/ noun

► [C, usually plural] a useful or valuable possession or quality that a person or organization has, for example, money, time, or skills: have the resources to do sth »The company has the resources and infrastructure to manage a global brand.
»We lack the resources to do the job properly.
limited/scarce resources »The department has limited resources, and would struggle to cope in such a situation.
pool/share resources »When times are hard we are asked to pool our resources, but it doesn't always work.
»financial/capital resources
»IT/technical resources

► [C, usually plural] NATURAL RESOURCES a useful or valuable possession, such as oil or gas, that a country has and that can be sold: natural/energy/water resources »All plastics that are created annually consume 2 to 4% of America's energy resources.
»Despite being rich in resources like timber and minerals, the country's outlook is bleak.

► [U] (also resourcefulness) the ability to make decisions and act on your own: »He has great resource.

→ See also HUMAN RESOURCE(Cf. ↑human resource) noun, NATURAL RESOURCES(Cf. ↑natural resources)

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resource UK US /rɪˈzɔːs/ US /ˈriːsɔrs/ verb [T]

► to provide an organization or department with money or equipment: »The department was chronically overstretched and seriously under-resourced.

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Synonyms:

Resort, dependence / Means, expedient, device, contrivance, resort, appliance, instrumentality

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resource — Resource … Thresor de la langue françoyse
resource — 1 in plural form resources assets, belongings, effects, *possessions, means 2 Resource, resort, expedient, shift, makeshift, stopgap, substitute, surrogate can all denote something to which one turns for help or assistance in difficulty or need… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
resource — resource, resort, recourse 1. The three words all have to do with finding help or support and are chiefly distinguished from one another by the typical phrase patterns in which they operate. These are given in the table below. resource a simple… … Modern English usage
resource — [rē′sôrs΄, rē′zôrs΄; ri sôrs′, rizôrs′] n. [Fr ressource < OFr < resourdre, to arise anew < re , again + sourdre, to spring up < L surgere: see SURGE] 1. something that lies ready for use or that can be drawn upon for aid or to take… … English World dictionary
Resource — Re*source (r?*s?rs ), n. [F. ressource, fr. OF. ressourdre, resourdre, to spring forth or up again; pref. re re + sourdre to spring forth. See {Source}.] 1. That to which one resorts orr on which one depends for supply or support; means of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
resource — I noun accumulation, asset, available means, capital, contrivance, dependence, device, essential, estate, expedient, facultates, fund, income, instrument, material, means, property, provision, reserve, reserve fund, resort, revenue, source, stock … Law dictionary
Resource — [engl.], Ressource … Universal-Lexikon
resource — 1610s, 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 (Cf. resurgent)). Resources a country s wealth first recorded 1779 … Etymology dictionary
resource — [n] supply drawn upon, either material or nonmaterial ability, appliance, artifice, assets, capability, capital, cleverness, contraption, contrivance, course, creation, device, expedient, fortune, hoard, ingenuity, initiative, inventiveness,… … New thesaurus
resource — ► NOUN 1) (resources) a stock or supply of materials or assets that can be drawn on in order to function effectively. 2) (resources) a country s collective means of supporting itself or becoming wealthier, as represented by its minerals, land,… … English terms dictionary
Resource — A resource is any physical or virtual entity of limited availability, or anything used to help one earn a living.fact|date=February 2008 In most cases, commercial or even ethic factors require resource allocation through resource management.Types … Wikipedia

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