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   recourse

   /rɪˈkɔːs/

   noun

   • 1. a source of help in a difficult situation: "surgery may be the only recourse"
   • ▪ the use of (someone or something) as a source of help in a difficult situation: "a means of solving disputes without recourse to courts of law"
   • ▪ the legal right to demand compensation or payment: "the bank has recourse against the exporter for losses incurred"

   Word Origin late Middle English (also in the sense ‘running or flowing back’): from Old French recours, from Latin recursus, from re- ‘back, again’ + cursus ‘course, running’.

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   What does recourse mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! RECOURSE definition: 1. using something or someone as a way of getting help, especially in a difficult or dangerous…. Learn more.

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   What does it mean to have recourse to a particular course of action?

   • To have recourse to a particular course of action means to have to do that action in order to achieve something. The public believes its only recourse is to take to the streets. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. 4. See without recourse Collins English Dictionary.

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   What does recourse mean in trigonometry?

   • Recourse is a source of help. If you're failing trigonometry in spite of studying until your brain hurts, you may have no recourse but to hire a tutor. Recourse comes from the Latin word recursus, meaning “to run back or retreat.”

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   What does recursus mean?

   • Recourse comes from the Latin word recursus, meaning “to run back or retreat.” People seek recourse from such difficulties as debt, illness and legal woes, so you can think of recourse as the words "retreating from curses" squished together. For the record, though, the cursus in recursus means course, not curse.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRECOURSE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   RECOURSE definition: 1. using something or someone as a way of getting help, especially in a difficult or dangerous…. Learn more.

   • English (US)

     using something or someone as a way of getting help,...

   • Znaczenie Recourse, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     recourse definicja: 1. using something or someone as a way...

   • Non-Recourse

     NON-RECOURSE definition: used to describe a loan in which...

   • Recourse in Polish

     recourse translate: droga, rozwiązanie, uciekanie się. Learn...

   • Without Recourse

     WITHOUT RECOURSE definition: a phrase written on a bill of...

   • Recovered

     RECOVERED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of...

   • Recourse in Russian

     RECOURSE translate: обращение за помощью, спасительное...

   • Recoupling

     RECOUPLING definition: 1. the act of joining or connecting...

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   1. a. : a turning to someone or something for help or protection. settled the matter without recourse to law. b. : a source of help or strength : resort. had no recourse left. 2. : the right to demand payment from the maker or endorser of a negotiable instrument (such as a check) Synonyms. expedient. resort. resource.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › recourseRECOURSE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   using something or someone as a way of getting help, especially in a difficult or dangerous situation: It is hoped that the dispute will be settled without recourse to litigation. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Helping and co-operating. abet. accommodative. any port in a storm idiom. assist with something. attend. bridge. carry.

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   Recourse is a source of help. If you're failing trigonometry in spite of studying until your brain hurts, you may have no recourse but to hire a tutor. Recourse comes from the Latin word recursus, meaning “to run back or retreat.”

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   Recourse definition: access or resort to a person or thing for help or protection. See examples of RECOURSE used in a sentence.

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   Recourse means a turning or seeking for aid, safety, etc., or a person or thing resorted to for help or protection. Learn how to use recourse in a sentence, see synonyms and word origin, and compare with irony.

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   Recourse is the act or instance of turning to or making use of a person or thing for aid or in an effort to achieve something. It can also mean a person or thing resorted to for help or protection, or the right to demand payment from an endorser or guarantor.