"resource" meaning in English

See resource in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /rɪˈzɔɚs/ [UK], /ˈrisɔɚs/ [US] Audio: en-ca-resource.ogg [Canada], en-us-resource.ogg [US], en-uk-resource.ogg [UK] Forms: resource [singular], resources [plural]
Etymology: re- + source(verb) Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|re|source}} re- + source Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A resource is something that is available and useful.
    Sense id: simple-resource-en-noun-m8YJIu9u
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with re-

Verb

IPA: /rɪˈzɔɚs/ [UK], /ˈrisɔɚs/ [US] Audio: en-ca-resource.ogg [Canada], en-us-resource.ogg [US], en-uk-resource.ogg [UK] Forms: resource [canonical], resources [third-person, singular], resourced [past], resourced [past, participle], resourcing [present, participle]
Etymology: re- + source(verb) Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|re|source}} re- + source Head templates: {{verb|resourc|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you resource something, you source it again.
    Sense id: simple-resource-en-verb-SnqzF7LB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with re-
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