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Referral vs Transferred - What's the difference?

referral | transferred |

As a noun referral

is the act or process of transferring someone or something to another, of sending by reference, or referring.

As a verb transferred is

(transfer).

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.

    transferred

    English

    Alternative forms

    * transfered

    Verb

    (head)
  • (transfer)

    • Derived terms

    * (l) * (l)