recourse

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of seeking assistance or advice.
2. (uncountable) The use of (someone or something) as a source of help in a difficult situation.
3. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A coursing back, or coursing again; renewed course; return; retreat; recurrence.
4. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Access; admittance.

Verb

1. (obsolete) To return; to recur.
2. (obsolete) To have recourse; to resort.

Synonyms

resort

refuge

avenue

expedience

expedient

agency

remedy

resource

means

way

livelihood

shelter

recurrence

medicament

outlet

pharmaceutical

protection

reference

retreat

safekeeping

safeness

sanctuary

support

use

vent

way out

recursivity

medicine

💊

safety

abode

recurrency

aegis

alternative

appeal

approach

asylum

auspices

authority

comeback

drug

💊

haven

indemnity

lee

Translations

recurso

recours

recurso

ricorso

προσφυγή

ressource

weg

remedie

expediente

remei

καταφύγιο

medium

Mittel

toevlucht

mitjà

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪˈkɔːs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: recours

In summary

From Middle English recours (noun) and recoursen (verb), from Old French recours, from Latin recursus, past participle of recurrō.