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source

[ sawrs, sohrs ]

noun

  1. any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:

    Which foods are sources of calcium?

    Synonyms: ,

  2. the beginning or place of origin of a stream or river.
  3. a book, statement, person, etc., supplying information.

    Synonyms: ,

  4. the person or business making interest or dividend payments.
  5. a manufacturer or supplier.
  6. Archaic. a natural spring or fountain.


verb (used with object)

sourced, sourcing.
  1. to give or trace the source for:

    The research paper was not accurately sourced.

    The statement was sourced to the secretary of state.

  2. to find or acquire a source, especially a supplier, for:

    Some of the components are now sourced in Hong Kong.

verb (used without object)

sourced, sourcing.
  1. to contract a manufacturer or supplier:

    Many large companies are now sourcing overseas.

  2. to seek information about or consider possible options, available personnel, or the like:

    a job recruiter who was merely sourcing.

source

/ ɔː /

noun

  1. the point or place from which something originates
    1. a spring that forms the starting point of a stream; headspring
    2. the area where the headwaters of a river rise

      the source of the Nile

  2. a person, group, etc, that creates, issues, or originates something

    the source of a complaint

    1. any person, book, organization, etc, from which information, evidence, etc, is obtained
    2. ( as modifier )

      source material

  3. anything, such as a story or work of art, that provides a model or inspiration for a later work
  4. electronics the electrode region in a field-effect transistor from which majority carriers flow into the interelectrode conductivity channel
  5. at source
    at the point of origin
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to determine the source of a news report or story
  2. trfoll byfrom to originate from
  3. tr to establish an originator or source of (a product, piece of information, etc)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of source1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English sours (noun), from Old French sors (masculine), sourse, source (feminine), noun use of past participle of sourdre, from Latin surgere “to spring up or forth”; surge
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of source1

C14: from Old French sors, from sourdre to spring forth, from Latin surgere to rise
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Iran, Hezbollah's backer, is one of the group's main sources of funds, weapons and training.

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