resource
noun /rɪˈzɔːs/ /ˈriː.sɔːs/
/ˈriː.sɔːrs/ Definition
B2 [C usually plural] 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.Belongings and possessions › [U] formal for resourcefulnessIntelligencePerceptive
(Definition of resource noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- accoutrements noun
- asset noun
- belongings noun
- capital assets noun
- chattel noun
- clobber noun
- estate noun (PROPERTY)
- for preposition (INTENDED FOR)
- goods and chattels noun
- landholding noun
- lost property noun
- lost property office noun
- materially adverb (MONEY)
- name noun
- of preposition (POSSESSION)
- personal property noun
- possession noun
- property noun (THINGS OWNED)
- swag noun (POSSESSIONS)
- thing noun (OBJECT)
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