natural resource

noun

1

natural resources plural : industrial materials and capacities (such as mineral deposits and waterpower) supplied by nature

2

: resource sense 1b

Examples of natural resource in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In California, state legislators are debating how to protect residents and natural resources without creating so much red tape that developers go elsewhere, taking their jobs and taxable earnings with them. —Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026

For some, the experience is difficult but necessary, said Mei Ling Liu, community conservation director at the Texas Conservation Alliance, a nonprofit that protects wildlife and natural resources. —Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026

The al-Nahyan family is the hereditary monarchy of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, which has increased its natural resource wealth with its pioneering sovereign wealth fund, the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA). —David Faris, TheWeek, 20 Mar. 2026

Those services span a wide range, with programming in youth development, family and consumer science, community resource development and agricultural natural resources. —Adam Stone, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1776, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

natural resource

noun

: something (as a mineral, waterpower source, forest, or kind of animal) that is found in nature and is valuable to humans (as in providing a source of energy, recreation, or scenic beauty)