Definitions for resources
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1. Resources

   In business-speak people are described as resources. As in "we need more resources on that" or "that project is under-resourced, cant we get more resources on that?". Rarely do business types mention the individuals who are doing the actual lifting of heavy objects.

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1. resources

   The forces, materiel, and other assets or capabilities apportioned or allocated to the commander of a unified or specified command.

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1. resourcesnoun

   Plural noun of resource.

   The company utilized a proportionate amount of resources to start up its new operations in the Middle East.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 11, 2016  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'resources' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #949

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'resources' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1226

Anagrams for resources »

1. recourses

How to pronounce resources?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say resources in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of resources in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of resources in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of resources in a Sentence

1. Kofi Annan, In his "In Larger Freedom" report to the United Nations General Assembly:

   In an era of global abundance, our world has the resources to reduce dramatically the massive divides that persist between rich and poor, if only those resources can be unleashed in the service of all peoples.

2. Oscar Auliq-Ice:

   It is essential for a sustainable economy to see natural resources as an asset, and wasteful or harmful use of those resources as risks.

3. William James:

   Most people live, whether physically, intellectually or morally, in a very restricted circle of their potential being. They make use of a very small portion of their possible consciousness, and of their soul's resources in general, much like a man who, out of his whole bodily organism, should get into a habit of using and moving only his lttle finger. Great emergencies and crises show us how much greater our vital resources are than we had supposed.

4. Clifford Villalon:

   Economics is how people utilize available resources and save the economy from overspending. Ergonomics is how people electrocute themselves in spending and abuse the economy by overusing available resources.

5. Shekhar Saxena:

   Many (rich) countries are devoting enough resources but the utilization of those resources is not optimum. Too many efforts are being made for people who are in-patients in mental hospitals and otherwise in custodial care and too few resources are spent on community care.

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