resource

Resources are the things, skills or people that you need in order to make something.

For example:

They have all the resources they need to start a successful business - money, skilled workers, equipment and materials.

Most countries which are rich in natural resources such as oil, forests and diamonds, use their resources to build a strong economy.

This hospital does not have the resources to deal with the disaster. We must ask other hospitals to send more doctors and medical equipment.