referral
The act or process of transferring someone or something to another, of sending by…The act or process of transferring someone or something to another, of sending by reference, or referring.
» Thank you for your referral.
Danke für Ihre Empfehlung.
Meaning
2 senses(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)
(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 sentencesThank you for your referral.
deDanke für Ihre Empfehlung.
Employee referral programs are gaining in popularity.
Could I get a referral to another endocrinologist?
Could I get a referral to your food pantry?
I'm wondering if I could get a referral to your food pantry.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Forms
plural: referralsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable