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Ressource

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German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French ressource, since the 18th century.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Ressource f (genitive Ressource, plural Ressourcen)

  1. resource
    Synonyms: Einsatzmittel, Hilfsmittel, Hilfsquelle, Erwerbsquelle, Rohstoffquelle
    • 2010, Der Spiegel[1], number 30/2010, page 92:
      Gerade erst hat Peking strenge Ausfuhrquoten für Seltene Erden erlassen – in der Hochtechnologie unentbehrliche Ressourcen, ohne die Hybridfahrzeuge, Hochleistungsmagnete und Festplattenlaufwerke nicht funktionieren.
      Just recently Beijing has issued strict export quotas for rare earths – indispensable resources in high technology, without which hybrid vehicles, high-performance magnets and disk drives do not function.

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Ressource”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

Further reading

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  • Ressource” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Ressource” in Duden online
  • Ressource” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon