prescription
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/prɪˈskrɪpʃn/
🇬🇧
/prɪˈskrɪpʃn/
noun
C1
A doctor's written order for medicine that you get from a pharmacy.
You need a prescription from your doctor to get this medicine.
C1
Medicine that a doctor tells you to take.
The pharmacy will prepare your prescription for you.
R
The act of a doctor ordering medicine for a patient.
Writing a prescription for medicine is part of a doctor's job.
R
A plan or solution to fix a problem.
Leaders shared their prescription for improving the economy.
translation
A doctor's written order for medicine that you get from a pharmacy.; Medicine that a doctor tells you to take.; The act of a doctor ordering medicine for a patient.; A plan or solution to fix a problem.
Word Forms
Plural
prescriptions