referral, n.
(referrals)
(referrals)
the act of referring (as forwarding an applicant for employment or referring a matter to an appropriate agency)
<noun.act>
referral
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
a recommendation to consult the (professional) person or group to whom one has been referred
<noun.communication>
referral
sample sentences
"the insurance company says that you need a written referral from your physician before seeing a specialist"
semantic pointers
hypernym
a person whose case has been referred to a specialist or professional group
<noun.person>
referral