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Resource

//ɹɪˈzɔːs// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun

1
Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel.
"Nevertheless, it is clear that the global energy demand for air-conditioning will grow substantially as nations become more affluent,[…]. This trend will put additional strain not only on global energy resources but also on the environmental prospects of a warming planet."
2
a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed wordnet
3
A person's capacity to deal with difficulty.
"a man or woman of resource"
4
the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems wordnet
5
Something that can be used to help achieve an aim, especially a book, equipment, etc. that provides information for teachers and students.

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6
available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed wordnet
7
Hardware or software that is accessible by a computer, network, or another object connected to a computer.

Verb

1
To supply with resources.
"All children receive it and, for the most part, do so in institutions that are approved by the state and, to a greater or lesser extent, resourced by the state."
2
To source anew or differently; to find or provide a new source for.
"European retailers resourcing supplies from domestic to foreign firms generate adjustment pressures in the European Union in the same way that cross-border production unbundling does. Also, more channels with a potential impact on[…]"

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

Etymology 3

From re- + source.

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