Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)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.

    Überweisung

    направле́ниеnapravlénije, рефералreferal

    the act of referring (as forwarding an applicant for employment or referring a matter to an appropriate agency)

  2. (countable, slang, uncountable)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.

Examples

8 sentences
  1. Thank you for your referral.

    deDanke für Ihre Empfehlung.

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  2. Employee referral programs are gaining in popularity.

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  3. Could I get a referral to another endocrinologist?

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  4. Could I get a referral to your food pantry?

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  5. I'm wondering if I could get a referral to your food pantry.

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Translations

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