1 an official process to discover the facts about something bad that has happened:
2 the act of asking for information:
3 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.
initial/preliminary/further inquiries
4 the process of asking a question or asking for information about someone or something:
5 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.
6 an attempt to find information that is kept electronically:
7 a way of finding out information:
The inquiry found evidence of serious misapplication of funds.
The nomination of Judge Watkins as head of the inquiry was a surprise.
A new team of detectives were called in to conduct a fresh inquiry.
With a background in philosophical logic and metaphysics, his current research interests focus on the theoretical basis of bioethical inquiry.
Psychological inquiry into human prejudice processes also benefits from adaptationist principles.
The town clerk and the borough surveyor reinforced these points in their statements to the inquiry.
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