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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: 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: {resourcefulness}, {imagination}]
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