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resource (n.)

1610s, "means of supplying a want or deficiency," from French resourse "a source, spring," noun use of fem. past participle of Old French resourdre "to rally, raise again," from Latin resurgere "rise again" (see resurgent). Resources "a country's wealth" first recorded 1779.

resource (v.)

1975, from resource (n.). Related: Resourced; resourcing.

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Definitions of resource from WordNet

resource (n.)
available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed;
resource (n.)
a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed;
the local library is a valuable resource
resource (n.)
the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems;
a man of resource
Synonyms: resourcefulness / imagination
From wordnet.princeton.edu