resource

resource
1 noun
1 OIL/COAL ETC (countable often plural) something such as land, minerals, or natural energy that exists in a country and can be used to increase its wealth: Canada's vast mineral resources | natural resources: a country rich in natural resources
2 MONEY/PROPERTY ETC resources (plural) all the money, property, skills etc that you have available: We must make the best possible use of our limited financial resources. | resources for research and development | pool your resources (=put together all the resources that each of you can provide)
3 PERSONAL QUALITIES resources (plural) personal qualities, such as courage and a strong mind, that you need to deal with a difficult situation: inner resources: Martin has inner resources that will see him through this crisis.
—see also: human resources
4 EDUCATIONAL (C) something such as a book, film, or picture used by teachers or students to provide information: resources for learning | a valuable new computer resource | resource room/centre etc (=a room, building etc where resources are kept)
5 PRACTICAL ABILITY (U) formal ability in dealing with practical problems; resourcefulness: a man of great resource
2 verb (T) technical to provide money or other resources for something: The program failed because it wasn't adequately resourced.

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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