resource

Meaning

Noun

1. Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel.
2. A person's capacity to deal with difficulty.
3. Something that can be used to help achieve an aim, especially a book, equipment, etc. that provides information for teachers and students.
4. Hardware or software accessible by a computer, network, or another object connected to a computer.

Verb

To supply with resources.

Verb

To source anew or differently; to find or provide a new source for.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪˈsɔːs/

Etymology

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.