Referral vs. Referrer — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Referral and Referrer
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Referral
To direct to a source for help or information
Referred her to a heart specialist.
Referred me to his last employer for a recommendation.
Referrer
To direct to a source for help or information
Referred her to a heart specialist.
Referred me to his last employer for a recommendation.
Referral
To submit (a matter in dispute) to an authority for arbitration, decision, or examination.
Referrer
To submit (a matter in dispute) to an authority for arbitration, decision, or examination.
Referral
To direct the attention of
I refer you to the training manual.
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Referrer
To direct the attention of
I refer you to the training manual.
Referral
To assign or attribute to; regard as originated by.
Referrer
To assign or attribute to; regard as originated by.
Referral
To assign to or regard as belonging within a particular kind or class
Referred the newly discovered partita to the 1600s.
Referrer
To assign to or regard as belonging within a particular kind or class
Referred the newly discovered partita to the 1600s.
Referral
To relate or pertain; concern
Questions referring to yesterday's lecture.
Referrer
To relate or pertain; concern
Questions referring to yesterday's lecture.
Referral
To serve as a descriptor or have as a denotation
The word chair refers to a piece of furniture.
Referrer
To serve as a descriptor or have as a denotation
The word chair refers to a piece of furniture.
Referral
To speak or write about something briefly or incidentally; make reference
Referred during our conversation to several books he was reading.
Referrer
To speak or write about something briefly or incidentally; make reference
Referred during our conversation to several books he was reading.
Referral
To turn one's attention, as in seeking information
Refer to a dictionary.
Referrer
To turn one's attention, as in seeking information
Refer to a dictionary.
Referral
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.
Referrer
A person who refers another.
Referral
(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.
Referrer
(internet) The URL from which a user agent was referred to another URL.
Referral
A recommendation to consult the (professional) person referred to;
This patient is a referral from Dr. Bones
Referrer
One who refers.
Referral
The act of referring (as forwarding an applicant for employment or referring a matter to an appropriate agency)
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