source
Pronunciation:
/sɔːs//sɔɹs/noun
Definitions
The person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.
Example: The accused refused to reveal the source of the illegal drugs she was selling.
Spring; fountainhead; wellhead; any collection of water on or under the surface of the ground in which a stream originates.
Example: The main sources of the Euphrates River are the Karasu and Murat Rivers.
A reporter's informant.
Source code.
verb
Definitions
To obtain or procure: used especially of a business resource.
To find information about (a quotation)'s source (from which it comes): to find a citation for.