Resource vs Grabfest - What's the difference?
resource | grabfest |
Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel.
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As nouns the difference between resource and grabfest
is that resource is something that one uses to achieve an objective, eg raw materials or personnel while grabfest is (informal) an event at which participants greedily attempt to grab goods or resources.As a verb resource
is to supply with s.resource
English
(wikipedia resource)Noun
(en noun)Michael Sivak
Will AC Put a Chill on the Global Energy Supply?, passage=Nevertheless, it is clear that the global energy demand for air-conditioning will grow substantially as nations become more affluent,
The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=This time was most dreadful for Lilian. Thrown on her own resources and almost penniless, she maintained herself and paid the rent of a wretched room near the hospital by working as a charwoman, sempstress, anything. In a moment she had dropped to the level of a casual labourer.}}
Derived terms
* resourceful * human resources * natural resource * renewable resource * subresourceSee also
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