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resource

re·source
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ree-sawrs, -sohrs, -zawrs, -zohrs, ri-sawrs, -sohrs, -zawrs, -zohrs]
    • /ˈri sɔrs, -soʊrs, -zɔrs, -zoʊrs, rɪˈsɔrs, -ˈsoʊrs, -ˈzɔrs, -ˈzoʊrs/
    • /rɪˈsɔːs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ree-sawrs, -sohrs, -zawrs, -zohrs, ri-sawrs, -sohrs, -zawrs, -zohrs]
    • /ˈri sɔrs, -soʊrs, -zɔrs, -zoʊrs, rɪˈsɔrs, -ˈsoʊrs, -ˈzɔrs, -ˈzoʊrs/

Definitions of resource word

  • noun resource a source of supply, support, or aid, especially one that can be readily drawn upon when needed. 1
  • noun resource resources, the collective wealth of a country or its means of producing wealth. 1
  • noun resource Usually, resources. money, or any property that can be converted into money; assets. 1
  • noun resource Often, resources. an available means afforded by the mind or one's personal capabilities: to have resource against loneliness. 1
  • noun resource an action or measure to which one may have recourse in an emergency; expedient. 1
  • noun resource capability in dealing with a situation or in meeting difficulties: a woman of resource. 1
See all 21 definitions of resource

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Origin of resource

First appearance:

before 1640
One of the 44% oldest English words
1640-50; < French ressource, Old French ressourse, noun derivative of resourdre to rise up < Latin resurgere, equivalent to re- re- + surgere to rise up, lift; see resurge, source

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Parts of speech for Resource

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Resource

resource popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

resource usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for resource

noun resource

  • advertence — heedfulness or attentiveness
  • asset — Something or someone that is an asset is considered useful or helps a person or organization to be successful.
  • band-aid — A Band-Aid is a small piece of sticky tape that you use to cover small cuts or wounds on your body.
  • beginning — The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
  • changeling — A changeling is a child who was put in the place of another child when they were both babies. In stories changelings were often taken or left by fairies.
All 23 Synonyms of resource

Antonyms for resource

noun resource

  • artifact — any object made by human work; esp., a simple or primitive tool, weapon, vessel, etc.
  • byproduct — A byproduct is something that is produced during the manufacture or processing of another product.
  • cleanup — A cleanup is the removing of dirt, pollution, crime, or corruption from somewhere.
  • decoction — the extraction of the water-soluble substances of a drug or medicinal plants by boiling
  • artefact — An artefact is an ornament, tool, or other object that is made by a human being, especially one that is historically or culturally interesting.
All 7 Antonyms of resource

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Related words

  • sustained yield

    the continuing supply of a natural resource, as timber, through scheduled harvests to insure replacement by regrowth or reproduction.

  • economic rent

    the return on a productive resource, as land or labor, that is greater than the amount necessary to keep the resource producing or on a product in excess of what would have been the return except for some unique factor.

  • ace in the hole

    Something that is an ace in the hole is an advantage which you have over an opponent or rival, and which you can use if necessary.

  • allowable cut

    the amount of a natural resource, as grain or oil, that may be harvested or taken from the earth within a specified period, as limited by law for conservation.

  • conservation

    Conservation is saving and protecting the environment.

  • definition

    A definition is a statement giving the meaning of a word or expression, especially in a dictionary.
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