Definitions for Resourceˈri sɔrs, -soʊrs, -zɔrs, -zoʊrs; rɪˈsɔrs, -ˈsoʊrs, -ˈzɔrs, -ˈzoʊrs

re•sourceˈri sɔrs, -soʊrs, -zɔrs, -zoʊrs; rɪˈsɔrs, -ˈsoʊrs, -ˈzɔrs, -ˈzoʊrs(n.)

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

1640–50; < F ressource, OF ressourse, n. use of fem. ptp. of resourdre to rise up < L resurgere=re-re - +surgere to rise up, lift

resource(noun)
available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed
resource(noun)
a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed
"the local library is a valuable resource"
resource, resourcefulness, imagination(noun)
the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems
"a man of resource"

resource(noun)ˈri sɔrs, -soʊrs, -zɔrs, -zoʊrs; rɪˈsɔrs, -ˈsoʊrs, -ˈzɔrs, -ˈzoʊrs
a natural supply of sth that is useful
the country's coal resources
resourceˈri sɔrs, -soʊrs, -zɔrs, -zoʊrs; rɪˈsɔrs, -ˈsoʊrs, -ˈzɔrs, -ˈzoʊrs
sth that gives useful information
teaching resources; a great resource for financial information

resource(Noun)
Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel.
resource(Noun)
A person's capacity to deal with difficulty.
a man/woman of resource
resource(Verb)
To supply with resources

Origin: From resource, from resourdre, from resurgere. See resourd, resurgent, source.

Resource(noun)
that to which one resorts orr on which one depends for supply or support; means of overcoming a difficulty; resort; expedient
Resource(noun)
pecuniary means; funds; money, or any property that can be converted into supplies; available means or capabilities of any kind