resource

resource
n
1. resort, recourse, backup, reinforcement, support, backing, help, aid; reserve, reserve, source, cache, storehouse, hidden supply, money in the bank, savings account.
2. resources collective wealth, natural resources, natural wealth.
3.Usu. resources assets, property, real estate, goods, possessions, holdings; income, revenue, profits, gains; wealth, money, U.S. Sl. bucks, funds, finances, capital, cash, wherewithal, Fr. de quoi; effects, estate, personal assets, chattle, belongings; real property, liquid assets, frozen assets, accounts receivable, securities, bonds, stocks, notes, l.O.U.s, equitable assets; inventories, Commerce. good will, fixtures, machinery.
4.Often resources means, ability, capability, capacity, aptitude, mind for, faculty, skill; know-how, knowledge, experience, background, qualifications, prerequisites; good quality, virtue, strength, power, talent, endowment; edge, advantage, plus, strong point, forte, talking point, selling point.
5. inventiveness, ingenuity, ingeniousness, cleverness, resourcefulness, adaptability, adaptableness.

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