source document

English

Noun

source document (plural source documents)

1. An original document that is subsequently copied, translated, or transcribed.
2. An original document or record that provides proof of activity that is summarized elsewhere (e.g. case notes, medical chart, diary entry, minutes of a meeting, etc.).
   1. (accounting) A document that provides official notification of a credit or debit to an account, such as a bank statement, bill of sale, invoice, receipt, etc.

Translations

(accounting) document that provides official notification of a credit or debit to an account

• Dutch: verantwoordingsstuk n, bewijsstuk (nl) n
• Finnish: alkutosite
• French: pièce justificative f
• Polish: dokument źródłowy m

Further reading

• “source document”, in Collins English Dictionary.