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- pronunciation:
- ri
sors
[or]
rih
zors
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noun |
| definition 1: |
A resource is something that helps or supports you. It is a thing or place that can give you what you need.
The library is a good resource for information.I found a book that is a great resource for sewing and craft ideas.- synonyms:
- reference, support
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| definition 2: |
When a country or group of people has resources, it has things it can use to make things or help it to survive. Natural resources are things like forests, oil, and minerals that are underground. Countries can use these things for its own industries or sell them to make money.
Forests are one of Canada's greatest natural resources.Copper and tin are important natural resources for the country of Chile. |
| definition 3: |
When you have resources, you have money or things that you can use to do something.
My mom said we don't have the resources to go on vacation this year.The school would like to build a gym, but it doesn't have the resources.- synonyms:
- means, property
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| related words: |
budget, economy, wealth |
| derivations: |
resourceless (adj.), resourcelessness (n.) |
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