prescription

noun · pri-SKRIP-shun

CEFR C1

a doctor's written note for medicine

नुस्ख़ा, पर्चा

Usage

a prescription forfill a prescriptionwithout a prescription

Examples

Ravi took the doctor's prescription to the chemist.

Some medicines are sold only with a prescription.

Common mistake

The doctor wrote a description for my fever.

The doctor wrote a prescription for my fever.

A prescription is for medicine; a description says what something is like.

Remember: Prescription: the doctor's note for medicine.

Useful for

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