source

(sôrs)

1. A person or thing from which something comes into being or is derived or obtained: alternative sources of energy; the source of funding for the project.

2. The point of origin of a stream or river. See Synonyms at origin.

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

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

tr.v. sourced, sourc·ing, sourc·es

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

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

3. To outsource or insource (tasks or jobs, for example).

[Middle English, from Old French sourse, from feminine past participle of sourdre, to rise, from Latin surgere; see surge.]

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sourcing

(ˈsɔːsɪŋ)

(Commerce) the act of obtaining goods or components from a specified source

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Translations

sourçage

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