resource
/ˈɹisɔɹs/ noun B1- Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel.
- A person's capacity to deal with difficulty. · a man or woman of resource
- Something that can be used to help achieve an aim, especially a book, equipment, etc. that provides information for teachers and students.
- Hardware or software that is accessible by a computer, network, or another object connected to a computer.
Plural resources
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Yes, I shall pay, if, as I hope, my vessel arrives safely; for its arrival will again procure me the credit which the numerous accidents, of which I have been the victim, have deprived me; but if the Pharaon should be lost, and this last resource be gone——”
“Well,” said the other, “if this last resource fail you?”
We had occasion some months ago to strengthen our resources and borrowed for that purpose 30,000 napoleons from the Bank of France.
You have worked things in such a fashion that we have only one resource left.
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