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resource meaning

EN[ɹɪˈsɔːs] [ɹɪˈzɔːs] [ˈɹiːsɔːs] [ˈɹisɔɹs] [ɹɪˈzɔɹs] [ɹɪˈsɔɹs] [ˈɹi(ː)so(ː)ɹs] [ɹɪˈzo(ː)ɹs] [ɹɪˈso(ː)ɹs] [ɹɪˈsoəs] [ɹɪˈzoəs] [ˈɹiːsoəs] [-ɔː(ɹ)s]
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WResource
  • A resource is a source or supply from which benefit is produced. Typically resources are materials, energy, services, staff, knowledge, or other assets that are transformed to produce benefit and in the process may be consumed or made unavailable.
  • The concept of resources has been applied in diverse realms, with respect to economics, biology and ecology, computer science, management, and human resources, and is linked to the concepts of competition, sustainability, conservation,
  • Resources have three main characteristics: utility, limited availability, and potential for depletion or consumption.

    Definition of resource in English Dictionary

  • NounPLresourcesPREré-
    1. Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel.
      1. 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.
    2. A person's capacity to deal with difficulty.
      1. a man/woman of resource ‎
  • VerbSGresourcesPRresourcingPT, PPresourced
    1. To supply with resources.
      1. 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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    1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
      • For example, in many taxocenes, body size has been shown to influence the way species use and divide resources and therefore could also limit their relative abundances [9 –12 ].
      • But patent applications are increasingly accompanied by volumes and volumes of data on DVD, which taxes the resources of the patent office.
      • CODBLOPS is a very system intensive game, so before even firing it up, make sure it has as many resources available as you can throw at it.
    2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
      • Resources used at the treating hospital were extracted from medical records onto study-specific proformas.
    3. Used in the Ending of Sentence
      • File Under "It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time" ¶ Why take Kuwait? The main answer, of course, has to do with control of oil resources.
      • It might be seen as inappropriate, but I'll sneak it past human resources.
      • It was a shell company and, the SEC alleges, never had researchers, research plans or any scientific resources.
  • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
    1. Nouns
      • Countable nouns
      • Verbs
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      1. en resources
      2. en resourceful
      3. en resourced
      4. en resourceless
      5. en resourcefully
      Source: Wiktionary

      Meaning of resource for the defined word.

      Grammatically, this word "resource" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb.
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