Meaning of resource In English

• 0 a useful or valuable possession or quality of a country, organization, or person:

  • The country's greatest resource is the dedication of its workers.

  • Britain's mineral resources include coal and gas deposits.

• 1 to provide an organization or department with money or equipment:

  • The school must be properly resourced with musical instruments and audio equipment.

• 2 something that can be used to help you:

  • The library was a valuable resource, and he frequently made use of it.

  • [ pl ] The earth has limited resources, and if we don’t recycle them we use them up.

  • [ pl ] The government doesn’t have the resources to hire the number of teachers needed.

• 3 a useful or valuable possession or quality that a person or organization has, for example, money, time, or skills:

  • have the resources to do sth The company has the resources and infrastructure to manage a global brand.

  • We lack the resources to do the job properly.

  • limited/scarce resources The department has limited resources, and would struggle to cope in such a situation.

  • pool/share resources When times are hard we are asked to pool our resources, but it doesn't always work.

  • financial/capital resources

  • IT/technical resources

• 4 a useful or valuable possession, such as oil or gas, that a country has and that can be sold:

  • natural/energy/water resources All plastics that are created annually consume 2 to 4% of America's energy resources.

  • Despite being rich in resources like timber and minerals, the country's outlook is bleak.

• 5 the ability to make decisions and act on your own:

  • He has great resource.

• 6 to provide an organization or department with money or equipment:

  • The department was chronically overstretched and seriously under-resourced.