resource

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

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

   the local library is a valuable resource

2. 2
   noun

   the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems

   They were a person of resource.

3. 3
   noun

   Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel.

   Nevertheless, it is clear that the global energy demand for air-conditioning will grow substantially as nations become more affluent,[…]. This trend will put additional strain not only on global energy resources but also on the environmental prospects of a warming planet.

4. 4
   noun

   A person's capacity to deal with difficulty.

   a man or woman of resource

5. 5
   verb

   To supply with resources.

   All children receive it and, for the most part, do so in institutions that are approved by the state and, to a greater or lesser extent, resourced by the state.

6. 6
   verb

   To source anew or differently; to find or provide a new source for.

   European retailers resourcing supplies from domestic to foreign firms generate adjustment pressures in the European Union in the same way that cross-border production unbundling does. Also, more channels with a potential impact on[…]

7. 7
   noun

   available source of wealth

8. 8
   noun

   Something that can be used to help achieve an aim, especially a book, equipment, etc. that provides information for teachers and students.

Etymology

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.