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Webster 1913 Edition
Resource
Re-source′
(r?-s?rs′)
, Noun.
[F.
ressource
, fr. OF. ressourdre
, resourdre
, to spring forth or up again; pref. re-
re- + sourdre
to spring forth. See Source
.] 1.
That to which one resorts orr on which one depends for supply or support; means of overcoming a difficulty; resort; expedient.
Threat’nings mixed with prayers, his last
resource
. Dryden.
2.
pl.
Pecuniary means; funds; money, or any property that can be converted into supplies; available means or capabilities of any kind.
Scotland by no means escaped the fate ordained for every country which is connected, but not incorporated, with another country of greater
resources
. Macaulay.
Syn. – Expedient; resort; means; contrivance.
Webster 1828 Edition
Resource
RESOURCE
,Noun.
1.
Any source of aid or support; an expedient to which a person may resort for assistance, safety or supply; means yet untried; resort. An enterprising man finds resources in his own mind.Pallas view'd his foes pursuing and his friends pursu'd, used threat'nings mix'd with prayers, his last resource.
2.
Resources, in the plural, pecuniary means; funds; money or any property that can be converted into supplies; means of raising money or supplies. Our national resources for carrying on war are abundant. Commerce and manufactures furnish ample resources.Definition 2024
resource
resource
English
Noun
resource (plural resources)
- Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel.
- 2013 September-October, Michael Sivak, “Will AC Put a Chill on the Global Energy Supply?”, in American Scientist:
- 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.
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- A person's capacity to deal with difficulty.
- a man/woman of resource
- 1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 17, in The Mirror and the Lamp:
- This time was most dreadful for Lilian. Thrown on her own resources and almost penniless, she maintained herself and paid the rent of a wretched room near the hospital by working as a charwoman, sempstress, anything. In a moment she had dropped to the level of a casual labourer.
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Translations
something that one uses to achieve an objective
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personal capacity
References
- resource in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- resource in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Verb
resource (third-person singular simple present resources, present participle resourcing, simple past and past participle resourced)
- To supply with resources.
- 1999, Keith Ballard, Inclusive Education, ISBN 0750709340, page 160:
- 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.
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Translations
To supply with resources