Definition of: resource

(ri·sôrs′, -sōrs′, rē′sôrs, -sōrs) noun
1. That which is resorted to for aid or support; resort.
2. plural Available means or property; a supply that can be drawn on; any natural advantages or products: natural resources.
3. Capacity for finding or adapting means; power of achievement.
4. Fertility in expedients; resourcefulness; skill or ingenuity in meeting any situation. See synonyms under ALTERNATIVE, PROPERTY. [<OF res-source <resourdre rise again <re- (<L re-) back + sourdre <L surgere rise, surge]