/
rɪˈsɔːs,
rɪˈzɔːs/
n.
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(usu. resources)
a stock or supply of materials or assets.
▸a teaching aid.
- a strategy adopted in adverse circumstances.
▸
(resources)
personal attributes that sustain one in adverse circumstances.
v.
provide with resources.
Derivative
- resourceless adj.
- resourcelessness n.
Etymology
C17: from obs. Fr. ressourse, fem. past part. (used as n.) of OFr. dial. resourdre ‘rise again, recover’ (based on L. surgere ‘to rise’).