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- Dictionaryrecourse/rɪˈkɔːs/
noun
- 1. a source of help in a difficult situation: "surgery may be the only recourse"
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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.
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.
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.
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.”
noun. 1. a turning or seeking for aid, safety, etc. to have recourse to the law. 2. that to which one turns seeking aid, safety, etc.
Recourse definition: access or resort to a person or thing for help or protection. See examples of RECOURSE used in a sentence.
n. 1. The act or an instance of turning to or making use of a person or thing for aid or in an effort to achieve something: have recourse to the courts. 2. One that is turned to or made use of for aid or security: His only recourse was the police. 3.
Recourse definition: The act or an instance of turning to or making use of a person or thing for aid or in an effort to achieve something.
noun. /rɪˈkɔːs/ /ˈriːkɔːrs/ [uncountable] (formal) the fact of having to, or being able to, use something that can provide help in a difficult situation. Your only recourse is legal action. recourse to something The government, when necessary, has recourse to the armed forces.
noun. 1. a turning or seeking for aid, safety, etc. to have recourse to the law. 2. that to which one turns seeking aid, safety, etc. one's last recourse. 3. Business and Law. the right to demand payment from the maker or endorser of a negotiable instrument, as a bill of exchange.
