resource: Meaning and Definition of

re•source

1. a source of supply, support, or aid, esp. one that can be readily drawn upon when needed.
2. the collective wealth of a country or its means of producing wealth.
3. Usually,money, or any property that can be converted into money; assets.
4. Often,an available means afforded by the mind or one's personal capabilities: to have resource against loneliness.
5. an action or measure to which one may have recourse in an emergency; expedient.
6. capability in dealing with a situation or in meeting difficulties: a woman of resource.