noun
prescription
pruh-SKRIHP-shuhn
noun
1
A doctor's written authorization for a patient to receive a particular medicine or treatment.
"The pharmacist filled her prescription for painkillers."
"He needs a new prescription for his glasses."
2
A recommended plan or method for dealing with a problem.
"The economist's prescription for the recession was heavy public spending."
How to Use Prescription
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA doctor's order for medicine, or more broadly, a recommended fix for a problem.
Common pairings
fill a prescription
prescription medication
prescription for change
Word Forms
prescriptions plural
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Etymology
From Latin praescriptio, "something written beforehand," from prae- ("before") and scribere ("to write").