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resourcing

USREE-sors-ing/ˈɹisɔɹsɪŋ/UKri-ZORS-ing/ɹɪˈzɔːsɪŋ/

2 meanings of resourcing

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of resource.

    Management is resourcing the product rollout with additional contractors.

    Adequately resourcing the literacy program remained the board's chief concern.

    Note

    The -ing form carries both meanings of the verb, and they pull in different directions. One is supplying something with money, staff or materials, as in resourcing a rollout. The other is sourcing anew: finding a different supplier or origin for something. Context decides. A team being resourced is getting more, while a component being resourced is getting a new source. As a gerund it shades into the noun for provision itself.

  2. 2
    noununcountable
    The provision of the money, staff, equipment, or materials that an activity or organization needs.

    Better resourcing of the rural clinics led to noticeably shorter waiting times.

    Inadequate resourcing left the response team unable to cover every district.

    Similarfunding, financing, provision, staffing, support

resourcing is a form of resource

resource, verb: To supply with resources, such as funding, staff, or equipment. Full entry

Forms
resourceresources he/she/itresourcing -ing formresourced past tense, past participle
Spelling
resource → resourcing: drop the e, add -ing

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Origin

Formed from "resource" combined with the suffix "-ing".