Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

referral

/ɹɪˈfɝ.əl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.60 in modern English

Syllables: re-fer-ral
IPA: /ɹɪˈfɝ.əl/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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.

Countable; Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."
"After misbehaving in class, George was given a referral for disrupting class and sent to the office."

Etymology

Etymology tree English refer Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English referral From refer + -al.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɹɪˈfɝ.əl/
British English: /ɹɪˈfɜː.ɹəl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

referrals (plural)

Derived Forms

nonreferral prereferral rereferral

Phrases

referral marketing referral spam

Frequently Paired Words

referent referrer consultation

Rhymes With

squirrel epidural deferral serle conferral transferal demurral

Questions

How do you pronounce referral?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈfɝ.əl/.
What does referral mean?: The act or process of transferring someone or something to another, of sending by reference, or referring.
Where does referral come from?: Etymology tree English refer Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English referral From refer + -al.

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