Resources — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed

a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻsˈɔːɹsᵻz/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪzˈɔːsɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪzˈɔːsɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻsˈɔːɹsᵻz/.

Examples

the local library is a valuable resource
a man of resource

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

resourcefulness resource imagination

Parts of Speech

noun	available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed
noun	a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed “the local library is a valuable resource”
noun	the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems “a man of resource”

Word Forms

resourceful

adjective

having inner resources; adroit or imaginative

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ressourcen

verfügbare Vermögensquelle; ein neuer oder Reservevorrat, auf den bei Bedarf zurückgegriffen werden kann

🇫🇷French

ressources

source de richesse disponible; un approvisionnement nouveau ou de réserve sur lequel on peut puiser en cas de besoin

🇪🇸Spanish

recursos

fuente de riqueza disponible; un suministro nuevo o de reserva al que se puede recurrir cuando sea necesario

🇮🇹Italian

risorse

fonte di ricchezza disponibile; una fornitura nuova o di riserva a cui si può attingere quando necessario

🇳🇱Dutch

bronnen

beschikbare bron van rijkdom; een nieuwe of reservevoorraad waaruit kan worden geput wanneer dat nodig is

🇵🇹Portuguese

recursos

fonte disponível de riqueza; um suprimento novo ou de reserva que pode ser utilizado quando necessário

🇷🇺Russian

ресурсы

доступный источник богатства; новый или резервный запас, который можно использовать при необходимости

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संसाधन

धन का उपलब्ध स्रोत; एक नई या आरक्षित आपूर्ति जिसे जरूरत पड़ने पर लिया जा सकता है

🇧🇩Bengali

সম্পদ

সম্পদের উপলব্ধ উৎস; একটি নতুন বা রিজার্ভ সরবরাহ যা প্রয়োজন হলে টানা যেতে পারে

🇮🇳Tamil

வளங்கள்

செல்வத்தின் கிடைக்கும் ஆதாரம்; தேவைப்படும் போது பெறக்கூடிய புதிய அல்லது இருப்பு வழங்கல்

🇮🇳Telugu

వనరులు

సంపద అందుబాటులో మూలం; అవసరమైనప్పుడు డ్రా చేయగల కొత్త లేదా రిజర్వ్ సరఫరా

🇮🇳Marathi

संसाधने

संपत्तीचे उपलब्ध स्त्रोत; एक नवीन किंवा राखीव पुरवठा जो आवश्यक असेल तेव्हा काढला जाऊ शकतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંસાધનો

સંપત્તિનો ઉપલબ્ધ સ્ત્રોત; એક નવો અથવા અનામત પુરવઠો કે જે જરૂર પડે ત્યારે ખેંચી શકાય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಪನ್ಮೂಲಗಳು

ಲಭ್ಯವಿರುವ ಸಂಪತ್ತಿನ ಮೂಲ; ಅಗತ್ಯವಿದ್ದಾಗ ಸೆಳೆಯಬಹುದಾದ ಹೊಸ ಅಥವಾ ಮೀಸಲು ಪೂರೈಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിഭവങ്ങൾ

ലഭ്യമായ സമ്പത്തിൻ്റെ ഉറവിടം; ആവശ്യമുള്ളപ്പോൾ വലിച്ചെടുക്കാൻ കഴിയുന്ന ഒരു പുതിയ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കരുതൽ വിതരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਰੋਤ

ਦੌਲਤ ਦਾ ਉਪਲਬਧ ਸਰੋਤ; ਇੱਕ ਨਵੀਂ ਜਾਂ ਰਿਜ਼ਰਵ ਸਪਲਾਈ ਜੋ ਲੋੜ ਪੈਣ 'ਤੇ ਖਿੱਚੀ ਜਾ ਸਕਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

وسائل

دولت کا دستیاب ذریعہ؛ ایک نئی یا ریزرو سپلائی جو ضرورت پڑنے پر تیار کی جا سکتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

资源

可用的财富来源；需要时可以动用的新供应或储备供应

🇯🇵Japanese

リソース

利用可能な富の源。必要なときに利用できる新規または予備の供給品

🇰🇷Korean

자원

이용 가능한 부의 원천; 필요할 때 활용할 수 있는 신규 또는 예비 공급

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tài nguyên

nguồn của cải sẵn có; nguồn cung cấp mới hoặc dự trữ có thể được sử dụng khi cần thiết

🇹🇭Thai

ทรัพยากร

แหล่งความมั่งคั่งที่มีอยู่ อุปทานใหม่หรือสำรองที่สามารถดึงออกมาได้เมื่อจำเป็น

🇮🇩Indonesian

sumber daya

sumber kekayaan yang tersedia; persediaan baru atau cadangan yang dapat digunakan bila diperlukan

🇵🇭Filipino

mapagkukunan

magagamit na mapagkukunan ng kayamanan; isang bago o reserbang supply na maaaring makuha kapag kinakailangan

🇲🇾Malay

sumber

sumber kekayaan yang ada; bekalan baru atau rizab yang boleh diambil apabila diperlukan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

موارد

مصدر الثروة المتاح؛ إمدادات جديدة أو احتياطية يمكن الاعتماد عليها عند الحاجة

🇮🇷Persian

منابع

منبع ثروت در دسترس؛ یک منبع جدید یا ذخیره که در صورت نیاز می توان از آن استفاده کرد

🇹🇷Turkish

kaynaklar

mevcut zenginlik kaynağı; ihtiyaç duyulduğunda yararlanılabilecek yeni veya yedek bir tedarik

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֶמְצָעִי

מקור עושר זמין; אספקה חדשה או מילואים שניתן להשתמש בה בעת הצורך

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What is the primary definition of the word 'resources'?

The primary meaning of 'resources' is 'available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'resources' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'resources' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'resources' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'resources' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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