Associations to the word «Referral»

Wiktionary

REFERRAL, noun. The act or process of transferring someone or something to another, of sending by reference, or referring.
REFERRAL, noun. (slang) 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.

Dictionary definition

REFERRAL, noun. A person whose case has been referred to a specialist or professional group; "the patient is a referral from Dr. Bones".
REFERRAL, noun. 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".
REFERRAL, noun. The act of referring (as forwarding an applicant for employment or referring a matter to an appropriate agency).

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.