First Known Use: 14th century
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recourse
noun re·course \ˈrē-ˌkȯrs, ri-ˈ\
: an opportunity or choice to use or do something in order to deal with a problem or situation
Full Definition of RECOURSE
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 (as a check)
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Origin of RECOURSE
Middle English recours, from Anglo-French recurs, from Late Latin recursus, from Latin, act of running back, from recurrere to run back — more at recur
Rhymes with RECOURSE
clotheshorse, concourse, crash course, dark horse, dawn horse, dead horse, deforce, discourse, divorce, dray horse, endorse, enforce, extrorse, golf course, gut course, high horse, introrse, iron horse, midcourse, of course, Old Norse, one-horse, packhorse, perforce, post-horse, racecourse, racehorse, redhorse, remorse, resource, retrorse, sawhorse, sea horse, stringcourse, trial horse, unhorse, warhorse, wheelhorse, Whitehorse, workhorse
RECOURSE Defined for Kids
recourse
noun re·course \ˈrē-ˌkȯrs\
Definition of RECOURSE for Kids
: someone or something that can be turned to for help or protection
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