resource

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ɹɪˈsɔːs/, /ɹɪˈzɔːs/, /ˈɹiːsɔːs/
• (America, Canada) IPA: /ˈɹisɔɹs/, /ɹɪˈzɔɹs/, /ɹɪˈsɔɹs/
• (rhotic, horse-hoarse) IPA: /ˈɹi(ː)so(ː)ɹs/, /ɹɪˈzo(ː)ɹs/, /ɹɪˈso(ː)ɹs/
• (nonrhotic, horse-hoarse) IPA: /ɹɪˈsoəs/, /ɹɪˈzoəs/, /ˈɹiːsoəs/

Noun

resource (plural resources)

1. Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel.
2. A person's capacity to deal with difficulty.

   a man/woman of resource

Related terms

• source

Translations

• French: ressource
• German: Ressource, Mittel, Rohstoff, Quelle, Einsatzmittel, Betriebsmittel, Hilfsmittel
• Italian: risorsa
• Portuguese: recurso, expediente
• Russian: ресу́рс
• Spanish: recurso, medio

Translations

• German: Fähigkeiten, Mittel
• Italian: risorsa
• Portuguese: expediente
• Russian: нахо́дчивость
• Spanish: fortaleza, capacidad, recurso

Verb

resource (resources, present participle resourcing; past and past participle resourced)

1. To supply with resources.

Translations

• Italian: fornire, dotare
• Spanish: surtir, abastecer, dotar

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