reference lead

/ˈrɛfərəns liːd/

Definition

Definition of reference lead - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

business

TECH.

potential client identified through a reference

TECH.

The sales team followed up on the reference lead.

prospect

standard wire

TECH.

wire used as a standard connection

TECH.

The engineer checked the reference lead for accuracy.

academic

TECH.

primary source guiding further research

TECH.

The thesis was based on a strong reference lead.

guide

reference

source

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Expressions with reference

for future reference

adv.

to be used or considered later

Keep this document for future reference.

reference material

source of information used to check facts or find specific data

The librarian suggested using the atlas as reference material.

character reference

statement about a person's character for job or court

She provided a character reference for his job application.

for reference

adv.

used to give information for checking or comparing

Here is last year's report for reference.

in reference to

prep.

used to show that words or actions are about something specific

I am writing in reference to your recent job application.

letter of reference

document vouching for a person's character

The university requested a letter of reference from her teacher.

Expressions with lead

lead in

guide someone or something into a place

She will lead in the guests to the hall.

lead off

start or begin something

She will lead off the meeting with a quick introduction..

lead on

guide or direct someone forward

She will lead on the group through the mountain trail..

lead out

guide someone or something to exit a place

She will lead out the guests after dinner.

follow the lead

pursue or go after someone or something

The detective decided to follow the lead to solve the case.

give someone a lead

allow someone to be ahead in a race or contest

The coach decided to give Maria a lead in the final lap.

have the lead

be ahead in a competition or race

Our team has the lead in the final quarter.

in the lead

adv.

leading or ahead in a competition

She is in the lead with ten points.

lead by the hand

hold someone's hand and guide them somewhere

She will lead by the hand across the street.

lead the way

to guide others by going in front

She led the way through the dense forest..

Examples of reference lead in a sentence

After the meeting, they discussed the new reference lead.
A faulty reference lead caused the issue.
He replaced the reference lead with a new one.
Her research paper was guided by a crucial reference lead.
The article provided a valuable reference lead for the study.

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French:prospect par recommandation, fil de référence, ...
German:Empfehlungskontakt, Referenzleitung, ...
Italian:contatto di riferimento, cavo di riferimento, ...
Spanish:cliente referido, conexión de referencia, ...
Portuguese:lead de referência, cabo de referência, ...
Chinese:推荐线索, 参考导线, ...
Japanese:紹介リード, 基準リード, ...
Arabic:عَمِيل مُحتَمَل عَن طَرِيق تَوصِية, سِلْك مَرْجِعِي, ...
Hebrew:לִיד הַהַפְנָיָה, חוּט חִבּוּר תַּקָּנִי, ...
Russian:рекомендованный клиент, эталонный провод, ...
Ukrainian:рекомендований клієнт, еталонний провід, ...
Hindi:संदर्भ लीड, संदर्भ स्रोत, ...
Bengali:রেফারেন্স লিড, গবেষণা নির্দেশিকা, ...
Catalan:client referenciat, cable de referència, ...
Czech:doporučený kontakt, standardní vodič, ...
Danish:referencelead, referencetråd, ...
Dutch:referentielead, referentiedraad, ...
Greek:αναφορά πελάτη, αναφορά καλωδίου, ...
Hungarian:ajánlásból származó ügyféljelölt, referencia-vezeték, ...
Khmer:អតិថិជនសក្តានុពលដែលបានស្គាល់តាមការណែនាំ, ខ្សែយោង, ...
Korean:추천 고객, 기준 전선, ...
Persian:مشتری معرفی‌شده, سیم مرجع, ...
Polish:klient z polecenia, przewód odniesienia, ...
Portuguese (BR):cliente indicado, fio de referência, ...
Romanian:client de referință, fir de referință, ...
Swedish:referenskund, referenstråd, ...
Thai:ลูกค้าที่อ้างอิง, สายไฟมาตรฐาน, ...
Turkish:referanslı müşteri adayı, referans kablosu, ...
Vietnamese:khách hàng tiềm năng qua giới thiệu, dây dẫn tham chiếu, ...

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Definition of reference lead - Reverso English Dictionary

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