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resource

re·source

UK/ɹɪˈzɔːs/ US/ɹɪˈsɔːs/ fairly common

noun

1.

available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed

2.

a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed

  • “the local library is a valuable resource”
3.

the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems

  • “a man of resource”
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Origin

Borrowed from Middle French ressource, from Old French resourse, resource (“a source, spring”), from resourdre, from Latin resurgō (“to rise again, spring up anew”). Equivalent to re- + source. See resourd, resurgent, source.

Phrases

  • crew resource management
  • electronic resource
  • human resource management
  • human resources
  • integrating resource
  • lexical resource
  • natural resource
  • resource curse

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