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Endorsement vs Referral - What's the difference?

endorsement | referral |

As nouns the difference between endorsement and referral

is that endorsement is the act or quality of endorsing while referral is the act or process of transferring someone or something to another, of sending by reference, or referring.

endorsement

English

(wikipedia endorsement)

Alternative forms

* endorsation

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act or quality of endorsing
    • The association announced its endorsement of the policy.
    The bank required that cheque endorsement be witnessed by a cashier.
    Companies sometimes pay millions for product endorsement by celebrities.
  • An amendment or added notation to an insurance contract or other official document (such as a driving licence).
    • Mr. Jones paid extra for the flood damage endorsement on his house insurance.
  • (aviation) An instructor's signed acknowledgement of time practising specific flying skills.
    • Once she obtained the endorsement of her night flying hours, Joanna was approved to take the pilot's examination.
  • (education, certification) Permission to carry out a specific skill or application in a field in which the practitioner already has a general licence.
    • Wanted: Accredited teacher with Grade 12 mathematics endorsement .
    To transport gasoline, truckers must have a valid licence and the hazardous materials endorsement .
  • Sponsorship, in means of money, by a company, business or enterprise.
    • After the Olympics, he was hoping to get an endorsement deal.
  • Support from an important, renowned figure of a media (celebrity, politics, sports, etc.), to get back up.
    • I'm not sure whether an endorsement from Donald Trump will help or hurt.

    See also

    * allonge

    referral

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or process of transferring someone or something to another, of sending by reference, or referring.
    • The insurance company insists I get a referral from my regular doctor, I can't just go to the specialist, a GP has got to refer me.
  • (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.
    • After misbehaving in class, George was given a referral for disrupting class and sent to the office.