natural resource
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- noun
- /ˈnæʧərəl rɪˈsɔrs/
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recurso natural
- Forests, minerals, and water are all examples of natural resources that can be used for various industries.
- natural resource management
- natural resource depreciation
- natural resource base
Massive fortunes were made overnight by those who bought up Russia's natural resource monopolies.
- Massive fortunes were made overnight by those who bought up Russia's natural resource monopolies.
- And the locals are just set up a, a shelter using natural resources.
- OK, Brazil is AI mean they have a strong economy, but they're like still developing and their biggest natural resource is the Amazon rainforest.
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At the same time, our natural resources are dwindling-- coal oil, gas, water.
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Rich alluvial soils, dry air, and year-long insolation are natural resources basic to the development of grape and melon cultivation.
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And so our natural resources are running out.
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We have many natural resources.
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The natural resources of a country...
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We exhausted our natural resources.
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What should be the priority for natural resource use and industrialization?
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The question is this, what's the most underused natural resource in America?
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We can't survive with our politicians focusing their time on fighting religious wars, fighting over control of natural resources.
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So here you've got a natural resource, I call it nature's crude oil.
Synonyms
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Things from nature that people use for energy, food, or money
The natural resources a country has, like land or oil
Antonyms
How Valuable
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a resource found in nature' is directly and compositionally derived from combining 'natural' (produced by nature) with 'resource' (available material or support). This adjective+noun compound follows a common, cross-linguistically familiar pattern (e.g., Spanish 'recurso natural'), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Natural resource paints a simple picture: natural points to nature and resource means a supply you can use, like water, trees, or minerals. So natural resource means things 'found in nature' that people can 'use' or get value from.