CEFR C2

recourse

noun

Meaning

A source of help or a course of action available to someone in a difficult situation.

Examples

Legal action is often the final recourse for those seeking compensation for damages.
They had no recourse but to accept the terms offered by the insurance company.

Synonyms: help, option, remedy, resort

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recourse (C2)

noun

Pronunciation: /rɪˈkɔːrs/

Definition

A source of help or a course of action available to someone in a difficult situation.

Examples

Legal action is often the final recourse for those seeking compensation for damages.
They had no recourse but to accept the terms offered by the insurance company.
The contract provides the buyer with legal recourse if the product is found to be defective.

How to Use recourse

have recourse to (prepositional phrase): to use something as a way of solving a problem — "We had to have recourse to legal action to settle the dispute."
without recourse to (prepositional phrase): without needing to use or rely on something — "The company managed to resolve the crisis without recourse to external funding."

Synonyms of recourse

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