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English Dictionary: Resource	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
resource n available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed; "the local library is a valuable resource" the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems; "a man of resource" Synonym(s): resource, resourcefulness, imagination
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Resource \Resource"\ (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 overcoming a difficulty; resort; expedient. Threat'nings mixed with prayers, his last resource. --Dryden. 2. pl. Pecuniary means; funds; money, or any property that can be converted into supplies; available means or capabilities of any kind. Scotland by no means escaped the fate ordained for every country which is connected, but not incorporated, with another country of greater resources. --Macaulay. Syn: Expedient; resort; means; contrivance.