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source

  [sawrs, sohrs] noun, verb, sourced, sourcing.
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–noun
1. any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin: Which foods are sources of calcium?
2. the beginning or place of origin of a stream or river.
3. a book, statement, person, etc., supplying information.
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)
7. to give or trace the source for: The research paper was not accurately sourced. The statement was sourced to the Secretary of State.
8. to find or acquire a source, esp. a supplier, for: Some of the components are now sourced in Hong Kong.
–verb (used without object)
9. to contract a manufacturer or supplier: Many large companies are now sourcing overseas.
10. to seek information about or consider possible options, available personnel, or the like: a job recruiter who was merely sourcing.
Origin:
1300–50; ME sours (n.) < OF sors (masc.), sourse, source (fem.), n. use of ptp. of sourdre < L surgere to spring up or forth

Related forms:
sourceful, adjective
source⋅ful⋅ness, noun
sourceless, adjective

Synonyms:
1. supplier, originator. 3. authority, reference.
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source   (sôrs, sōrs)   
n.  

  1. The point at which something springs into being or from which it derives or is obtained.

  2. The point of origin, such as a spring, of a stream or river. See Synonyms at origin.

  3. One that causes, creates, or initiates; a maker.

  4. One, such as a person or document, that supplies information: A reporter is only as reliable as his or her sources.

  5. Physics The point or part of a system where energy or mass is added to the system.

v.   sourced, sourc·ing, sourc·es

v.   tr.

  1. To specify the origin of (a communication); document: The report is thoroughly sourced.

  2. To obtain (parts or materials) from another business, country, or locale for manufacture: They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.

v.   intr.
To obtain parts or materials from another business, country, or locale: They are sourcing from abroad in order to save money.

[Middle English, from Old French sourse, from feminine past participle of sourdre, to rise, from Latin surgere; see surge.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: source
Function: noun
1 : a point of origin source of the conflict>
2 : one that supplies information source>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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