Resources Online Information Library Noun Rɪˈsɔːs Rɪˈzɔːs Exploitation

• the exploitation of minerals and other natural resources
• they promote the use of renewable resources like soybean oil.
• water/mineral/energy resources
• the school does the best it can with limited resources (= money).

resource

1. a supply of something that a country, an organization or a person has and can use, especially to increase their wealth
• SEE ALSO human resources
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• the exploitation of minerals and other natural resources
• They promote the use of renewable resources like soybean oil.
• water/mineral/energy resources
• The school does the best it can with limited resources (= money).
• a valuable/precious/scarce resource
• Think carefully about how you allocate resources.
• We agreed to pool our resources (= so that everyone gives something).
• Police have had to devote more resources to these cases.

Extra Examples

• Lack of resources has prevented the company from investing in new technology.
• More resources need to be committed to the development.
• Resources are being poured into the Olympic site.
• The Olympics may stretch the country's resources to breaking point.
• What a criminal waste of resources.
• Water is a scarce resource in this part of the world.
• We do not have the resources (= money) to update our computer software.
• It is up to the government to put sufficient resources into the scheme.
• They may not have adequate resources for their own retirement needs.
• Shrimp farming competes with rice production for land and water resources.
• They passed a constitutional reform that put all mineral resources in public hands.
• As a manager you develop plans, allocate resources, control processes.
• They are focusing their resources on improving the infrastructure.
• We need to manage our resources better.
• Green architecture tries to conserve important resources like water, land, and energy.
• The plant consumed vast timber resources.
• We'll get by if we pool our resources.
• the government's role in diverting resources into social policies
• to mobilize resources in the community to provide shelter for the homeless
• We must make the most efficient use of the available financial resources.
• Make proper use of the resources available.
2. something that can be used to help achieve an aim, especially a book, equipment, etc. that provides information for teachers and students
• The website is an invaluable educational resource.
• This is an online resource for anyone interested in digital design.
• The library is a vast resource for historians of medieval France.
• Time is your most valuable resource, especially in examinations.
• resource books for teachers
• a library resource centre

Extra Examples

• The database could be used as a teaching resource in colleges.
• Williams' text is also a useful resource for college writing instructors.
• The online directory is a new way to access an age-old resource.
• The company installs a firewall to prevent outsiders from accessing its private data resources.
• The Institute's website offers many free information resources online.
• The photographs will provide an invaluable visual resource for students, artists and scholars.
• The NHS can be used as a research resource, for example in population genetics.
• The site features a resource guide for people interested in self-publishing.
• The firm acts as an international resource centre, a library of new materials providing information on developments in technology.
3. personal qualities such as courage and imagination that help you deal with difficult situations
• He has no inner resources and hates being alone.
• She is someone of considerable personal resources.

Word Origin

• early 17th cent.: from obsolete French ressourse, feminine past participle (used as a noun) of Old French dialect resourdre ‘rise again, recover’ (based on Latin surgere ‘to rise’).