referral

Noun
US[rih-fur-uhl]/rɪˈfɝəl/3 syllables

Open English WordNet

Noun (3)referrals

  1. a person whose case has been referred to a specialist or professional group“the patient is a referral from Dr. Bones”Type of case
  2. a recommendation to consult the (professional) person or group to whom one has been referred“the insurance company says that you need a written referral from your physician before seeing a specialist”Type of recommendation
  3. the act of referring (as forwarding an applicant for employment or referring a matter to an appropriate agency)Type of forwardingKinds remission, remitment
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Translations

Noun act or process of transferring

French
renvoi
Italian
invio
Russian
направле́ние napravlénije
Japanese
紹介 shōkai
Greek
παραπομπή parapompí
Indonesian
rujukan
2 more languages
Finnish
lähete

The main translation for each meaning, from the langtolang.com multilingual dictionary. Each word links to its full entry there.

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