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referral vs forwarding

forwarding vs referral

referral and forwarding both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
referral Yes No No No
forwarding Yes No No No
As nouns, forwarding is a hypernym of referral; that is, forwarding is a word with a broader meaning than referral:
  • referral: the act of referring (as forwarding an applicant for employment or referring a matter to an appropriate agency)
  • forwarding: the act of sending on to another destination
referral (noun) forwarding (noun)
the act of referring (as forwarding an applicant for employment or referring a matter to an appropriate agency) the act of sending on to another destination
a recommendation to consult the (professional) person or group to whom one has been referred the advancement of some enterprise
a person whose case has been referred to a specialist or professional group
Difference between referral and forwarding

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