referral
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Audio (AU): (file) - Rhymes: -ɜːɹəl
Noun
referral (countable and uncountable, plural referrals)
- The act or process of transferring someone or something to another, of sending by reference, or referring.
- The insurance company insists I get a referral from my regular doctor. I can't just go to the specialist; a GP has got to refer me.
- (slang) A document used by schools detailing some form of a student's misbehavior and listing the actions taken before and after the student's receipt of the referral.
- After misbehaving in class, George was given a referral for disrupting class and sent to the office.
Translations
act or process of transferring
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