resource
- nounADJECTIVE▪ abundant, considerable, enormous, great, large, major, rich, significant, substantial, vast▪
The library is an enormous resource for historians of the period.
▪ important, necessary, vital▪ adequate, sufficient▪ limited, meagre (BrE), scarce▪ renewable, sustainable, unlimited▪ finite, limited, non-renewable▪ available▪ additional, extra▪ invaluable, precious, useful, valuable▪Time is your most valuable resource, especially in examinations.
▪ excellent▪ untapped▪ natural▪ material, physical▪ energy, food, mineral, oil, water▪ capital, economic, financial▪The school has limited financial resources.
▪ human, manpower, staff▪ educational, information, learning, library, teaching▪The database could be used as a teaching resource in colleges.
▪ computer, electronic, technical▪ Internet, online, Web▪ cultural▪ national, public▪ inner, personal▪She is someone of considerable personal resources.
▪ shared▪ localVERB + RESOURCE▪ be rich in, have▪Australia is a country rich in natural resources.
▪We do not have the resources (= the money) to update our computer software.
▪ lack▪ combine, pool, share▪We'll get by if we pool our resources.
▪ allocate, distribute, provide▪ commit, dedicate, devote▪More resources need to be committed to the development.
▪ concentrate, focus▪They are focusing their resources on improving the infrastructure.
▪ pour, put▪Resources are being poured into the Olympic site.
▪ divert, reallocate, redistribute▪the government's role in diverting resources into social policies
▪ consume, draw on, expend, exploit, tap, use, utilize▪ mobilize▪to mobilize resources in the community to provide shelter for the homeless
▪ manage▪We need to manage our resources better.
▪ access▪ deplete, drain, exhaust, use up▪ strain, stretch▪The Olympics may stretch the country's resources to breaking point. (BrE)
▪The Olympics may stretch the country's resources to the breaking point. (AmE)
▪ squander, waste▪ conserve▪ acquire▪ protectRESOURCE + NOUN▪ centre/center▪ base▪ guide▪ exploitation, use, utilization▪ allocation, management, planning▪ depletion▪ availability▪ constraints, implications, limitationsPHRASES▪ access to resources▪ the allocation of resources, the distribution of resources, the provision of resources▪ the exploitation of resources, the use of resources▪We must make the most efficient use of the available resources.
▪ a lack of resources▪Lack of resources has prevented the company from investing in new technology.
▪ the resources at sb's disposal▪ time and resources
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
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resource — Resource … Thresor de la langue françoyse
resource — 1 in plural form resources assets, belongings, effects, *possessions, means 2 Resource, resort, expedient, shift, makeshift, stopgap, substitute, surrogate can all denote something to which one turns for help or assistance in difficulty or need… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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Resource — Re*source (r?*s?rs ), n. [F. ressource, fr. OF. ressourdre, resourdre, to spring forth or up again; pref. re re + sourdre to spring forth. See {Source}.] 1. That to which one resorts orr on which one depends for supply or support; means of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
resource — I noun accumulation, asset, available means, capital, contrivance, dependence, device, essential, estate, expedient, facultates, fund, income, instrument, material, means, property, provision, reserve, reserve fund, resort, revenue, source, stock … Law dictionary
Resource — [engl.], Ressource … Universal-Lexikon
resource — 1610s, means of supplying a want or deficiency, from Fr. resourse, from fem. pp. of O.Fr. resourdre to rally, raise again, from L. resurgere rise again (see RESURGENT (Cf. resurgent)). Resources a country s wealth first recorded 1779 … Etymology dictionary
resource — [n] supply drawn upon, either material or nonmaterial ability, appliance, artifice, assets, capability, capital, cleverness, contraption, contrivance, course, creation, device, expedient, fortune, hoard, ingenuity, initiative, inventiveness,… … New thesaurus
resource — ► NOUN 1) (resources) a stock or supply of materials or assets that can be drawn on in order to function effectively. 2) (resources) a country s collective means of supporting itself or becoming wealthier, as represented by its minerals, land,… … English terms dictionary
Resource — A resource is any physical or virtual entity of limited availability, or anything used to help one earn a living.fact|date=February 2008 In most cases, commercial or even ethic factors require resource allocation through resource management.Types … Wikipedia
