Source Renewable Energy Information Income Government Taxed Noun

• renewable energy sources
• your local library will be a useful source of information.
• what is their main source of income?
• the tiny window was the only source of light.

source

1. a place, person or thing that you get something from
• renewable energy sources
• Your local library will be a useful source of information.
• What is their main source of income?
• The tiny window was the only source of light.
2. a person, book or document that provides information, especially for study, a piece of written work or news
• He refused to name his sources.
• Government sources indicated yesterday that cuts may have to be made.
• source material
• Historians use a wide range of primary and secondary sources for their research.
3. a person or thing that causes something, especially a problem
• a source of violence
• a source of confusion
4. the place where a river or stream starts
• the source of the Nile
5. at the place or the point that something comes from or begins
• Is your salary taxed at source (= by your employer)?
• It is better to deal with such problems at source.

Extra Examples

• Do you have any foreign sources of income?
• Do you know the source of this rumour/rumor?
• Government sources indicated that a compromise might be reached.
• Intelligence sources report a build-up of troops just inside the border.
• Is your salary taxed at source= by your employer?
• One source said: ‘Our blood is up. We are angry at the way we have been treated.’
• One source said: ‘We are angry at the way we have been treated.’
• Researchers try to quote primary sources wherever possible.
• Sources close to the player claim he won’t be entering this year’s championship.
• The census constitutes the principal source of official statistics.
• The evidence is corroborated by multiple sources.
• The government hopes to tap new sources of employment in the area of health.
• The only source of light was the fire.
• The police refused to reveal the source of their information.
• The press room was a valuable source of information for journalists.
• The research was funded from a wide variety of sources.
• The town obtains all its energy from renewable sources.
• These crustaceans provide a valuable food source for some fish.
• Under the PAYE system, employees’ income is taxed at source.
• We need to look for alternative sources of energy.
• We tried to locate the source of the sound.
• a cheap source of labour
• a constant source of irritation
• a fertile source of ideas
• a lucrative source of income
• a potential source of conflict
• a reliable source of advice
• a rich source of vitamins
• a source of energy/food/light
• a source of inspiration/strength
• an independent source of funding
• his refusal to reveal the identity of a confidential source
• to develop new sources of revenue
• We need to obtain more energy from renewable sources.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Old French sours(e), past participle of sourdre ‘to rise’, from Latin surgere.