resource
English
/ɹɪˈsɔːs/, /ˈɹisɔɹs/, /ˈɹi(ː)so(ː)ɹs/, /ɹɪˈsoəs/
noun
Definitions
- Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel.
- A person's capacity to deal with difficulty.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French ressource.
Origin
Middle French
ressource
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bioresource English
- e-resource English
- resourceful English
- resourcefully English
- resourcefulness English
- resourceless English
- resourcelessness English
- resourceome English
- resourcing English
- subresource English
- under English
- underresource English
- unresourceful English
- リソース Japanese
- ressource Middle French
- risos Tok Pisin