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inquiry

Used in the context of general equities. in-line expression of interest in a particular stock, usually asking the firm to bid for or offer stock. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary

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inquiry in‧quir‧y [ɪnˈkwaɪəri ǁ ɪnˈkwaɪri, ˈɪŋkwəri] noun inquiries _PLURALFORM

1. [countable] a question you ask in order to get information:

• He has received a flood of telephone inquiries from small investors.

• customers who call in just to make inquiries

2. [uncountable] when you ask questions in order to get information:

• Mr. Gilberd agreed to this transaction without further inquiry.

3. [countable] an official process, in the form of a series of meetings, intended to find out why something happened:

inquiry into

• The Commission conducted an inquiry into allegations of unfair business practices.

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inquiry UK US /ɪnˈkwaɪəri/ noun (UK also enquiry (plural enquiries))

► [C] a question or request for information about someone or something: receive/get an inquiry »The company has received more than 1,000 inquiries since they launched the insurance policy last month.
make an inquiry about sth »We have received hundreds of calls from people making inquiries about availability of the product.
inquiries from sb »A customer-relations service answers 2,000 inquiries from the public each week.
customer/media inquiry »Please note that this number is for media inquiries only.
»to answer/deal with/handle inquiries
»a telephone/email inquiry
»initial/preliminary/further inquiries
»general/specific inquiries

► [U] the process of asking a question or asking for information about someone or something: » On further inquiry, the company was told that the contracts had been cancelled.

► [C] GOVERNMENT an official process to discover the facts about something, especially something bad that has happened: hold/launch/open an inquiry into sth »The Competitions Commission will hold an inquiry into the incident.
»The Council has set up an independent inquiry which will show the effect of closure of the plant.

► [C or U] IT an attempt to find information that is kept electronically: »The database management system offers a facility for on-line update and inquiry.

● line of inquiry — Cf. line of inquiry

Financial and business terms. 2012.