referral

Meaning

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

Synonyms

third party referral

reference

citation

committal

covering note

forgiveness

inquiry

interrogating

introduction

mention

quashing

quotation

quote

remission

remittal

warrant

allusion

medical referral

assignment

Translations

verwijzing

Empfehlung

referência

ajournement

rinvio di esame

indicação

présentation

إحالة

orientation

Überweisung

Prüfungswiederholung

renvoi

adiamento

referencia

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪˈfɝəl/

Etymology

From refer + -al.