prescription
US /prəˈskrɪpʃən/
Definition
directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
You need a prescription from a doctor to buy this medicine.
Word Family
Synonyms
- recipedirections for making something
- instructiona message describing how something is to be done
Collocations
- Easy fill a doctor prescriptionto fill a doctor prescription, meaning to make full, also in a metaphorical sense
- Medium prescription medication label warningsdescribing prescription medication label warnings (directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions)
- Hard prescription drug price regulation debatedescribing prescription drug price regulation debate (directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions)
- Very Hard recipe and prescription for absolute disasterdescribing recipe and prescription for absolute disaster (directions for making something)
- Hard fill a prescriptionto fill a prescription, meaning to make full, also in a metaphorical sense
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.