Question 1 · Quick check
resource
CEFRB1
/ɹɪˈzɔːs/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A supply of money, materials, or help that can be used.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA person's capacity to deal with difficulty.
Examples
The one resource more precious than any other was land.
Water is a natural resource of vital importance.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
Also pronounced
- /ˈɹi(ː)so(ː)ɹs/
- /ˈɹisɔɹs/
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsSomething that can be used to help achieve an aim, especially a book, equipment, etc. that provides information for teachers and students.
Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel.
Hardware or software that is accessible by a computer, network, or another object connected to a computer.
More examples
In contexta man or woman of resource
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.
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[…]
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Origin
noun
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.