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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed;

2. a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed;
- Example: "the local library is a valuable resource"

3. the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems;
- Example: "a man of resource"
[syn: resource, resourcefulness, imagination]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Resource \Re*source"\ (r?*s?rs"), n. [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.
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            Threat'nings mixed with prayers, his last resource.
                                                  --Dryden.
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   2. pl. Pecuniary means; funds; money, or any property that
      can be converted into supplies; available means or
      capabilities of any kind.
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            Scotland by no means escaped the fate ordained for
            every country which is connected, but not
            incorporated, with another country of greater
            resources.                            --Macaulay.
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   Syn: Expedient; resort; means; contrivance.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

resource
    n 1: available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that
         can be drawn upon when needed
    2: a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when
       needed; "the local library is a valuable resource"
    3: the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems; "a
       man of resource" [syn: resource, resourcefulness,
       imagination]