Resource vs Product - What's the difference?
resource | product |
Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel.
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, passage=All children receive it and, for the most part, do so in institutions that are approved by the state and, to a greater or lesser extent, resourced by the state.}}
A commodity offered for sale.
Any preparation to be applied to the hair, skin, nails, etc.
Anything that is produced; a result.
* (John Milton) (1608-1674)
* (Edmund Burke) (1729-1797)
*{{quote-magazine, date=2014-06-21, volume=411, issue=8892, magazine=(The Economist)
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, passage=The truth is that [Isaac] Newton was very much a product of his time. The colossus of science was not the first king of reason, Keynes wrote after reading Newton’s unpublished manuscripts. Instead “he was the last of the magicians”.}}
# The amount of an artifact that has been created by someone or some process.
# A consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances.
# (label) A chemical substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction.
# (arithmetic) A quantity obtained by multiplication of two or more numbers.
# (label) Any operation or a result thereof which generalises multiplication of numbers, like the multiplicative operation in a ring, product of types or a categorical product.
# Any tangible or intangible good or service that is a result of a process and that is intended for delivery to a customer or end user.
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Illegal drugs, especially cocaine, when viewed as a commodity.
As nouns the difference between resource and product
is that resource is something that one uses to achieve an objective, eg raw materials or personnel while product is a commodity offered for sale.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
* meansReferences
* *Verb
(resourc)citation
Anagrams
* recourse ----product
English
Noun
- the product of those ill-mated marriages.
- These institutions are the products of enthusiasm.
