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Referral vs Reporting - What's the difference?

referral | reporting |

As nouns the difference between referral and reporting

is that referral is the act or process of transferring someone or something to another, of sending by reference, or referring while reporting is (economics|journalism) the activity that results in reports for a business or a journal.

As a verb reporting is

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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.

    reporting

    English

    (wikipedia reporting)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (economics, journalism) The activity that results in reports for a business or a journal.

    • Verb

    (head)

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