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Definition of referral noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

referral

noun

NAmE//rɪˈfərəl//

[uncountable, countable] referral (to somebody/something)

the act of sending someone who needs professional help to a person or place that can provide it illnesses requiring referral to hospitals to make a referral The report suggests that doctors should reduce their rate of referral (= to specialists).

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