Recourse
11recourse — noun (formal) ADJECTIVE ▪ constant, frequent ▪ limited (esp. BrE), little ▪ Drivers have little recourse but to wait until the weather clears. ▪ no other …
12recourse — resource, resort, recourse 1. The three words all have to do with finding help or support and are chiefly distinguished from one another by the typical phrase patterns in which they operate. These are given in the table below. resource a simple… …
13recourse — re|course [rıˈko:s US ˈri:ko:rs] n [singular, U] formal [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: recours, from Latin, from recurrere; RECUR] something that you do to achieve something or deal with a situation, or the act of doing it ▪ We may conclude… …
14recourse — [[t]rɪkɔ͟ː(r)s[/t]] N UNCOUNT: usu N to n If you achieve something without recourse to a particular course of action, you succeed without carrying out that action. To have recourse to a particular course of action means to have to do that action… …
15recourse — To recur. The right of a holder of a negotiable instrument to recover against a party secondarily liable, e.g., prior endorser or guarantor. Therefore, if a prior endorser signs without recourse, he exempts himself from liability for payment, but …
16Recourse — A legal agreement by which the lender has the rights to pledged collateral in the event that the borrower is unable to satisfy debt obligation. Recourse refers to the legal right to collect. Recourse lending provides protection to lenders, as… …
17recourse — noun formal have recourse to to use something to help you when you are in a difficult situation: without recourse to (=without having to use something): We hope to solve this problem without recourse to further borrowing …
18recourse — /rəˈkɔs / (say ruh kaws) noun 1. resort or application to a person or thing for help or protection, as when in difficulty: to have recourse to someone. 2. a person or thing resorted to for help or protection. 3. Commerce the right to resort to a… …
19recourse — noun Etymology: 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 Date: 14th century 1. a. a turning to someone or something for help or… …
20recourse — /ree kawrs, kohrs, ri kawrs , kohrs /, n. 1. access or resort to a person or thing for help or protection: to have recourse to the courts for justice. 2. a person or thing resorted to for help or protection. 3. the right to collect from a maker… …
