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source
Noun

Definitions

  1. 1. source (of a spring, etc.)
  2. 2. source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.)
Refers to the original source or origin of something, such as the source of a river or the root cause of an idea. It is also used in tax-related contexts to refer to the place where income originates, as in withholding tax at the source.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

So, is today our turn to clean the hot spring source?

Sentence 2

He said with complete seriousness that he was going to cook rice in the spring water.

Sentence 3

By the way, the usage fee for the spring source is set on an annual basis.

Sentence 4

On site, access restrictions around the spring source will remain in place.

Sentence 5

Apparently the public bath in the neighborhood isn't a free-flowing natural spring.