referral
pronunciation
How to pronounce referral in British English:
UK [rɪˈfɜ:rəl]
How to pronounce referral in American English:
US [rɪ'fɜrəl]
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- Noun:
- a recommendation to consult the (professional) person referred to
- the act of referring (as forwarding an applicant for employment or referring a matter to an appropriate agency)
Word Origin
- referral (n.)
- 1920, "act of referring," from refer + -al (2). Especially to an expert or specialist (a sense attested from 1955). Earlier word was referment (1550s).
Example
- 1. Employee referral schemes are a popular way for organisations to recruit new blood .
- 2. If you win a promised referral from a company insider , help that contact help you .
- 3. Mr scott urges companies to incorporate an audit trail into the referral schemes to combat fraud .
- 4. However , the service also provides valuable statistics ; including onsite clicking habits and referral information .
- 5. It found that in 2006 medicare spending varied more than threefold across american hospital referral regions .