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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.

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  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.

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  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.

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

    a woman of resource.

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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

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • resourceless adjective
  • resourcelessness noun
  • ˈdzܰԱ noun
  • ˈdzܰ adjective
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51Թ 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
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51Թ 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
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As people continue to cut the cord and viewership of traditional broadcast television declines — taking with it valuable ad dollars — companies are reallocating resources to their streaming platforms.

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This time, cities that barred municipal resources and personnel from being used for immigration enforcement — or sanctuary cities — would be targeted.

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"If you've got money and you don't feel that the police are effective, then it's no surprise if you decide to use your resources to keep your family safe," he says.

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TikTok said the platform offered a number of well-being resources as well as "strict rules against body shaming and dangerous weight loss behaviours".

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Local law enforcement in Champlin and Brooklyn Park have the full resources of the State of Minnesota behind them.

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