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sourcing

[sawr-sing, sohr-]
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noun Economics.

the buying of components of a product from an outside supplier, often one located abroad: Foreign sourcing in the auto industry has eliminated jobs.

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Origin of sourcing

source + -ing1

source

[sawrs, sohrs]

noun

any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin: Which foods are sources of calcium?
the beginning or place of origin of a stream or river.
a book, statement, person, etc., supplying information.
the person or business making interest or dividend payments.
a manufacturer or supplier.
Archaic. a natural spring or fountain.

verb (used with object), sourced, sourcing.

to give or trace the source for: The research paper was not accurately sourced. The statement was sourced to the secretary of state.
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.

to contract a manufacturer or supplier: Many large companies are now sourcing overseas.
to seek information about or consider possible options, available personnel, or the like: a job recruiter who was merely sourcing.

Origin of source

1300–50; Middle English sours (noun) < Old French sors (masculine), sourse, source (feminine), noun use of past participle of sourdre < Latin surgere to spring up or forth
Related formssource·ful, adjectivesource·ful·ness, nounsource·less, adjective
Can be confusedsauce source

Synonyms for source

1. supplier, originator. 3. authority, reference.
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British Dictionary definitions for sourcing

source

noun

the point or place from which something originates
  1. a spring that forms the starting point of a stream; headspring
  2. the area where the headwaters of a river risethe source of the Nile
a person, group, etc, that creates, issues, or originates somethingthe source of a complaint
  1. any person, book, organization, etc, from which information, evidence, etc, is obtained
  2. (as modifier)source material
anything, such as a story or work of art, that provides a model or inspiration for a later work
electronics the electrode region in a field-effect transistor from which majority carriers flow into the interelectrode conductivity channel
at source at the point of origin

verb

to determine the source of a news report or story
(tr foll by from) to originate from
(tr) to establish an originator or source of (a product, piece of information, etc)

Word Origin for source

C14: from Old French sors, from sourdre to spring forth, from Latin surgere to rise
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Word Origin and History for sourcing

source

n.

mid-14c., "support, base," from Old French sourse "a rising, beginning, fountainhead of a river or stream" (12c.), fem. noun taken from past participle of sourdre "to rise, spring up," from Latin surgere "to rise" (see surge (n.)). Meaning "a first cause" is from late 14c., as is that of "fountain-head of a river." Meaning "written work (later also a person) supplying information or evidence" is from 1788.

source

v.

"obtain from a specified source," 1972, from source (n.). Related: Sourced; sourcing.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper