n.

1. Something that can be used for support or help: The local library is a valuable resource.
2. An available supply that can be drawn on when needed. Often used in the plural.
3. The ability to deal with a difficult or troublesome situation effectively; initiative: a person of resource.
4. Means that can be used to cope with a difficult situation. Often used in the plural: needed all my intellectual resources for the exam.
5. 1. resources The total means available for economic and political development, such as mineral wealth, labor force, and armaments.
   2. resources The total means available to a company for increasing production or profit, including plant, labor, and raw material; assets.
   3. Such means considered individually.

[Obsolete French, from Old French, from feminine past participle of resourdre, to rise again, from Latin resurgere : re-, re- + surgere, to rise; see surge.]

Money, people, time, and equipment necessary for any organization. Resource allocation is one of the most critical of the manager's decisional roles.

noun

1. That to which one turns for help when in desperation: recourse, refuge, resort. See help/harm/harmless.
2. The ability and the means to meet situations effectively. resourcefulness, wherewithal. See ability/inability.
3. All things, such as money, property, or goods, having economic value. asset (used in plural), capital, fortune, mean³ (used in plural), wealth, wherewithal. See owned/unowned.

n

Definition: supply drawn upon, material and non-material
Antonyms: product

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Some component which fulfils people's needs. Resources may be man-made—labour, skills, finance, capital, and technology—or natural—ores, water, soil, natural vegetation, or even climate. The perception of a resource may vary through time; coal was of little significance to Neolithic man, while flint was of great importance. Such resources depend on relevant technology. Other resources, like landscapes and ecosystems, may be permanently valued whatever the technology.

Resources can be renewable— flow resources—or non-renewable—stock resources.

IN BRIEF: A reserve source of supply or support. Also: The ability to handle and cope with difficult situations.

Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. The human mind is our fundamental resource. — John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - ressource, midler, forråd, naturrigdom, iderigdom
v. tr. - forsyne med materialer, peng el. lign

idioms:

• own resources    (leave to one's own resources) lade passe sig selv
• resource management    ressourcestyring

Nederlands (Dutch)
hulpmiddel, grondstof, vindingrijkheid, vermogen

Français (French)
n. - (gén, Écon, Ind, Admin) ressource, (fig) ressource, recours, richesse (d'une bibliothèque), (Comput) ressource, ressource/(plein) de ressources (sout), ressource, expédient
v. tr. - accorder les ressources nécessaires à

idioms:

• one's own resources    (mettre en ¯uvre) ses ressources
• resource management    gestion des ressources

Deutsch (German)
n. - Mittel, Ausweg, Ressource, Findigkeit
v. - mit den nötigen Mitteln finanzieren, ausstatten

idioms:

• one's own resources    eigene Mittel
• resource management    Vorratsverwaltung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (φυσικός) πόρος, καταφύγιο, προσφυγή, μέσο επιτεύξεως σκοπού, βοήθημα, διέξοδος, εφευρετικότητα

idioms:

• own resources    ίδια μέσα
• resource management    διαχείριση πόρων

Italiano (Italian)
risorse, risorsa

idioms:

• own resources    proprie risorse

Português (Portuguese)
n. - recurso (m), reservas (f pl), meio (m)

idioms:

• own resources    próprios recursos

Русский (Russian)
ресурс, средство, находчивость

idioms:

• own resources    собственные силы

Español (Spanish)
n. - recursos, distracciones, recurso, medio, habilidad
v. tr. - recurrir

idioms:

• one's own resources    recursos propios, medios propios, (librado a) sus propios medios
• resource management    manejo de recursos

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - utväg, rådighet, tidsfördriv

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
资源, 办法, 财力, 向...提供资源

idioms:

• own resources    拥有资源
• resource management    资源管理

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 資源, 辦法, 財力
v. tr. - 向...提供資源

idioms:

• own resources    擁有資源
• resource management    資源管理

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 자원, 수단, 기략
v. tr. - 의지할 수 있다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 資源, 財源, 手段, 気晴らし, 娯楽, 機知, 機転が利くこと

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مصدر, مرجع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מקור, משאב, תושייה, אמצעי, מיפלט, מקור-נחמה, בידור, עיסוק לשעת פנאי, יכולת, עושרה של מדינה או אמצעי ההגנה שלה, עושר (ברבים), אוצרות (ברבים), עתודות (ברבים)‬
v. tr. - ‮סיפק משאבים‬

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