recourse

noun/ˈriːkɔːrs/

Frequency rank: #9,673 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a source of help or a course of action available when in difficulty

Illustration for the English word “recourse”

Example sentence

When the negotiation failed, they had no recourse but to take the matter to court.

Synonyms & related words

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