Definitions

resource

[ree-sawrs, -sohrs, -zawrs, -zohrs, ri-sawrs, -sohrs, -zawrs, -zohrs] / ˈri sɔrs, -soʊrs, -zɔrs, -zoʊrs, rɪˈsɔrs, -ˈsoʊrs, -ˈzɔrs, -ˈzoʊrs /

NOUN

supply drawn upon, either material or nonmaterial

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ability capability capital means property reserve source support system talent wealth

STRONG

appliance artifice assets cleverness contraption contrivance course creation device expedient fortune hoard ingenuity initiative inventiveness makeshift measure method mode quick-wittedness recourse refuge relief resourcefulness riches shift step stock stockpile store stratagem substance substitute surrogate way worth

WEAK

nest egg

Antonyms

STRONGEST

impotence inability incompetence lack weakness

STRONG

debt ignorance permanent poverty

WEAK

product

Example Sentences

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So, profitability for any oil companies willing to invest and help rebuild the infrastructure would “depend on the assurance of lengthy secure access to the resource,” he said.

From MarketWatch

“We will return the vast resources of this city to the workers,” Mr. Mamdani said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Chief executive Jim Savege said: "The declaration of the incident is mainly an internal mechanism for the council that allows me to divert more staff and resources towards priority activity than we've been doing already."

From BBC

With the city facing a budget crunch, police officials and union leaders have warned that less resources and manpower risks causing an uptick in crime.

From Los Angeles Times

“But the firefighters were obviously nothing but amazing. No one’s blaming them. They were just doing what they could with the resources they had.”

From Los Angeles Times

resource

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