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English noun: resource

1. resource (possession) available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed


Broader (hypernym)assets


Narrower (hyponym)backing, bread and butter, financial backing, financial support, funding, keep, labor resources, livelihood, living, natural resource, natural resources, support, support, sustenance, ways and means

2. resource (attribute) a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed


SamplesThe local library is a valuable resource.


Broader (hypernym)asset, plus


Narrower (hyponym)aid, assistance, help, inner resource, recourse, refuge, resort, resourcefulness

3. resource (cognition) the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems


SamplesA man of resource.


Synonymsimagination, resourcefulness


Broader (hypernym)cleverness, ingeniousness, ingenuity, inventiveness


Narrower (hyponym)armory, armoury, inventory









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