material resource
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3.9
- noun
- /məˈtɪəriəl ˈriːsɔːrs/
- Non-profit organizations often rely on donations of material resources, such as food and clothing, to support their community programs.
- human and material resources
- provide the material resources
- material resources are readily available
Examples
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The material resources provided by the North's advanced industrial economy certainly aided in its victory.
Academic text (1993) -
So lack of resources, lack of material resources is not the issue here.
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Yet military leaders were always assured that their needs for human and material resources would be met.
Academic text (1998) -
All of them call upon the intellectual and material resources of diverse interests and organizations.
Academic text (1999) -
His point was that good intentions count for more in international affairs than mere material resources.
Academic text (2004) -
First, the general public contracts to provide the material resources for schooling in the form of buildings, personnel, supplies, transportation, and services.
Academic text (1992) -
Destructive conflicts resulted in incalculable loss of human and material resources.
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It is a system which has conscripted vast human and material resources into the building of a tightly knit, highly efficient machine.
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Membership in associations such as ACDA, ASTA, and AOSA broadens your material resources and networking opportunities.
Academic text (2003) -
The factory increased its productivity by optimizing the use of material resources like raw materials and machinery.
Synonyms
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2.0
A thing like money, tools or support that you can use when needed
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3.0
Valuable things a person or company owns, like money and buildings
603
1.0
Things needed for an activity, like food or tools
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3.5
Things that you can touch and own, like books or furniture
Antonyms
How Useful
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2.4
3
3.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a tangible asset used to achieve a purpose' is directly derivable from combining 'material' (tangible, physical) with 'resource' (available materials/support). This straightforward adjective+noun composition follows regular English semantic composition and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
The term material resource comes from the simple picture of material meaning physical things and resource meaning a supply you can use. So, it means 'a physical item or supply used to meet a need'.