Source (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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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. 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.
noun
  1. the point or place from which something originates
    • a spring that forms the starting point of a stream; headspring
    • the area where the headwaters of a river rise
  3. a person, group, etc, that creates, issues, or originates something
    • any person, book, organization, etc, from which information, evidence, etc, is obtained
    • (as modifier)
  5. anything, such as a story or work of art, that provides a model or inspiration for a later work
  6. the electrode region in a field-effect transistor from which majority carriers flow into the interelectrode conductivity channel
  7. at the point of origin
verb
  1. to determine the source of a news report or story
  2. to originate from
  3. to establish an originator or source of (a product, piece of information, etc)
Source (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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