0 the place something comes from or starts at, or the cause of something:
Oranges are a good source of vitamin C.
Experts are trying to track down the source of the contamination in the water supply.
Money is often a source of tension and disagreements in young married couples.
The journalist refused to reveal her sources (= say who had given the information to her).
According to government sources (= people in the government) many MPs are worried about this issue.
According to congressional sources (= people who work in Congress) many Representatives are worried about this issue.
Always acknowledge your sources (= say which books you have used) at the end of a paper.
1 to get something from a particular place:
Where possible the produce used in our restaurant is sourced locally.
2 something or someone that causes or produces something, or is the origin of it:
3 to get something from a particular place:
4 the place or thing that something comes from or starts at, or the cause of something:
source of sth Customer complaints are a very important source of information.
source of income/revenue For many poor families, pensions are now the main source of income.
The project still may work if money can be found from other sources to supplement tolls.
The source of the problem is unrealistic expectations about what training can accomplish.
5 someone or something that supplies information:
6 if your income is taxed at source, income tax is taken from your salary and sent directly to the tax authorities:
7 to get something, especially products or materials, from a particular place:
source sth from sth The supermarket decided it wanted to source all its milk from one company.
More and more of its merchandise will have to be sourced overseas.
Financial information can now be sourced from an endless stream of online services.
His main source of work had dried up, leaving him short of money.
Engineers are endeavouring to locate the source of the problem.
He's established himself as a dependable source of information.
Therefore, we investigate the effect of pension fund governance on the two sources of value creation separately.
Data have been collected using a variety of sources, including parent interviews, teacher assessments, child interviews, standardized psychometric tests, medical and official records.
However, no large stockpiles of batteries or other obvious sources of heavy-metal contamination were found.
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