referral

CEFRB2

/ɹɪˈfɜː.ɹəl/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An act of directing someone to another person or service.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    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.

Examples

  • Do I need a GP referral for private treatment?

  • Employee referral programs are gaining in popularity.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The act or process of transferring someone or something to another, of sending by reference, or referring.

More examples

In context

  • Thank you for your referral.

  • After misbehaving in class, George was given a referral for disrupting class and sent to the office.

  • 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.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

After the checkup, the doctor gave me a blank to see a heart specialist.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From refer + -al.