Hypertext Webster Gateway: "resource"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Resource \Re*source"\ (r?*s?rs"), n. [F. ressource, fr. OF.
ressourdre, resourdre, to spring forth or up again; pref. re-
re- + sourdre to spring forth. See {Source}.]
1. That to which one resorts orr on which one depends for
supply or support; means of overcoming a difficulty;
resort; expedient.
Threat'nings mixed with prayers, his last resource.
--Dryden.
2. pl. Pecuniary means; funds; money, or any property that
can be converted into supplies; available means or
capabilities of any kind.
Scotland by no means escaped the fate ordained for
every country which is connected, but not
incorporated, with another country of greater
resources. --Macaulay.
Syn: Expedient; resort; means; contrivance.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
resource
n 1: available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can
be drawn upon when needed
2: a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when
needed: "the local library is a valuable resource"
3: the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems; "a
man of resource" [syn: {resourcefulness}, {imagination}]
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