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PRONUNCIATION:	sôrs, srs
NOUN:	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.
VERB:	Inflected forms: sourced, sourc·ing, sourc·es
TRANSITIVE VERB:	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.
INTRANSITIVE VERB:	To obtain parts or materials from another business, country, or locale: They are sourcing from abroad in order to save money.
ETYMOLOGY:	Middle English, from Old French sourse, from feminine past participle of sourdre, to rise, from Latin surgere. See surge.


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