resource

B1 Topic:Economics & Markets

US /ˈɹisɔɹs/ UK /ɹɪˈzɔːs/ See IPA manual

Freq #13094

Meanings

1

noun
A supply of money, materials, people, or other things that can be used when needed.

The country must protect its natural resources for the future.
2

noun
Something such as a book or piece of equipment that gives useful information or help.

The local library is a valuable resource for students.
3

verb
To provide something with the money, staff, or materials it needs.

The new program is well resourced by the state.

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Word family

Forms resourcedresourcesresourcing

Derived forms bioresourcee-resourceresourcefulresourceismresourcelessresourcementresourceomesubresource

Related forms means source

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Phrases (1)

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natural resource
a useful material or source of energy provided by nature

Adjective + noun

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.

*h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European ressource Middle French resourse Old French resurgō Latin

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Topics

Economics & Markets Environment & Ecology

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# resource

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈɹisɔɹs/
**IPA (UK):** /ɹɪˈzɔːs/
**Frequency rank:** 13094

## Meanings
1. A supply of money, materials, people, or other things that can be used when needed.
2. Something such as a book or piece of equipment that gives useful information or help.
3. To provide something with the money, staff, or materials it needs.

## Examples
- The country must protect its natural resources for the future.
- The local library is a valuable resource for students.
- The new program is well resourced by the state.

## Derived Forms
- bioresource
- e-resource
- resourceful
- resourceism
- resourceless
- resourcement
- resourceome
- subresource

## Related Forms
- means
- source

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *h₃reǵ-
- Root: ressource
- Root: resourse
- Root: resurgō

## 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.

## AI Etymology
Resource is 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. Modern senses include a supply of money, materials, people, or other things that can be used when needed. and something such as a book or piece of equipment that gives useful information or help.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as bioresource, e-resource, resourceful, resourceism, resourceless, and resourcement and related forms such as means and source.

## Topics
- Economics & Markets
- Environment & Ecology

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