at source

æt sɔːrs

Definition

Definition of at source - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

directly

getting information from the original place

She got the news at source.

directly

Adjective

origin

found at the place it started

The water is cleanest at source.

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Expressions with at source

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deduction at source

money taken from income by the payer before the earner receives it

Income tax is collected through deduction at source from employees' salaries.

Expressions with source

closer to the source

adj.

nearer to the origin or starting point

The water is purer closer to the source.

consider the source

take into account who is providing the information

When hearing criticism, always consider the source.

source of income

activity or asset that regularly brings money to a person or group

Her main source of income is a full-time job at the hospital.

heat source

thing that produces warmth or thermal energy for other objects

The sun is the main heat source for our planet.

ignition source

thing that provides energy needed to start burning of material

Investigators searched the warehouse to identify the ignition source of the fire.

life source

essential element for survival

Water is a crucial life source for humans and animals.

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abbr.

abr: compare

ask someone to look at another source for comparison

withholding tax

deducted at source

tax deducted from income before it is received

TDS

acr.

acr: tax deducted at source

money taken from income for taxes

Examples of at source in a sentence

They prefer to gather data at source.
The minerals are extracted at source.
The pollution was addressed at source.

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French:à la source, d'origine, ...
German:an der Quelle, am Ursprung, ...
Italian:alla fonte, all'origine, ...
Spanish:directamente, en el origen, ...
Portuguese:na fonte, ...
Chinese:直接从源头, 源头的, ...
Japanese:直接, 源流の, ...
Arabic:مِن المَصدَر, عِنْد المَصْدَر, ...
Hebrew:מִכְּלִי רִאשׁוֹן, בַּמָּקוֹר, ...
Russian:из первых рук, у источника, ...
Ukrainian:з першоджерела, у витоку, ...
Hindi:सीधे स्रोत से, स्रोत पर, ...
Bengali:উৎস থেকে, উৎসস্থলে থাকা, ...
Catalan:de primera mà, a l'origen, ...
Czech:z první ruky, pramenný, ...
Danish:fra kilden, ved udspringet, ...
Dutch:aan de bron, ...
Greek:από την πηγή, που βρίσκεται στην πηγή, ...
Hungarian:közvetlenül, forrásánál, ...
Khmer:ដោយផ្ទាល់ពីប្រភព, នៅប្រភពដើម, ...
Korean:직접, 원천의, ...
Persian:دست‌اول, سرچشمه‌ای, ...
Polish:u źródła, ...
Portuguese (BR):na origem, na fonte, ...
Romanian:direct de la sursă, ...
Swedish:vid källan, ...
Thai:จากต้นทาง, ณ แหล่งกำเนิด, ...
Turkish:kaynağından, kaynağında, ...
Vietnamese:trực tiếp từ nguồn, ở nguồn, ...

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