Definitions
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- noun The act or process of transferring someone or something to another, of sending by reference, or
referring . - 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.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a recommendation to consult the (professional) person or group to whom one has been referred
- noun a person whose case has been referred to a specialist or professional group
- noun the act of referring (as forwarding an applicant for employment or referring a matter to an appropriate agency)
Etymologies
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Examples
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By losing the keyword referral data, SEO marketers have lost a valuable piece of business intelligence: they will no longer be able to see what search terms led users to websites, so they will not be able to advise firms on how best to attract customers in future.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Rob Jackson 2011
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And it just so happened, coincidentally, that we had a what we call a referral of a 3-year-old child.
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Attorney's Office has reached similar settlements with six other cardiologists in the state in what it termed a referral kickback scheme devised to keep the cardiac patients coming to the hospital for accreditation purposes, authorities said.
unknown title BY MARGARET F. BONAFIDE | STAFF WRITER 2009
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If you are a referring physician, our Referring Physician form will help you determine if a referral is right for your patient.
Lipid Heart Clinic 2010
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If you are not sure if a referral is needed, please check with your child's primary care doctor or with your insurer.
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I have Medicare which will pay for a screening colonoscopy in a population that almost surely does not benefit but first you must have a referral from the dwindling supply of primary care providers.
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A referral is not being forced to seek treatment for a chronic condition.
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In five states, a physician's referral is required for patient visits to a physical therapist.
Getting Fit Without the Pain Kevin Helliker 2010
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The ideal way is to get a personal referral from a writer friend who has hired the type of freelancer you need and can personally recommend the freelancer that they worked with.
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If you are not sure if a referral is needed, please check with your child's primary care doctor or with your insurer.
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