Meaning & use
resource information
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Meanings
noununcountable
Facts, details, or data about helpful materials, services, or sources that people can use.
Grammar: Used as an uncountable phrase; it takes a singular verb: Resource information is available online.
Patterns
- resource information about something
- provide resource information
- resource information for someone
The library desk offers resource information about local job-training programs.
She collected resource information for families new to the city.
Our website has resource information on housing and food assistance.
noununcountablebusiness
Data describing the materials, money, or staff available for a project or organization.
Grammar: Common in business and planning contexts; usually singular in form with a singular verb.
Patterns
- resource information for a project
- gather resource information
- resource information system
The manager shared resource information for the upcoming quarter.
Accurate resource information helped the team avoid overspending.
We keep resource information in a shared spreadsheet.
Common combinations
- provide resource information
- The help center provides resource information for new residents.
- gather resource information
- Volunteers gathered resource information from several charities.
- resource information center
- A resource information center opened near the hospital.
- access resource information
- Students can access resource information through the portal.
- up-to-date resource information
- Please check the site for up-to-date resource information.
Synonyms and how they differ
- reference information
- Suggests facts you consult for answers, while resource information stresses practical help you can actually use.
- guidance
- Guidance is advice about what to do; resource information is more factual detail about available sources.
- material
- Material is the actual content or supplies; resource information is the data about where to find them.
Word family
- resource noun
- A useful supply, material, or source of help.
- resourceful adjective
- Good at finding clever ways to solve problems.
- resourcefully adverb
- In a clever, practical way that makes good use of what is available.
Commonly confused: resource information or source information?
resource information vs source information
Source information tells you where something came from, while resource information is about useful materials or help available.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'resource information' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Resource information' is uncountable and takes a singular verb, so it fits as the object of 'gave' in option B. Option A uses a plural verb, C wrongly uses the phrase as a verb, and D adds an impossible plural 'informations'.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “resource information”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.