/
rɪˈsɔːs, 
rɪˈzɔːs/
n.
  - 
(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’).