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  • 1inquiry — inquiry, inquisition, investigation, inquest, probe, research all mean a search for truth, knowledge, or information. Inquiry is the most general of these terms, applicable to such search regardless of the means (as questioning, observation, or… …

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  • 2inquiry — n. 1) to conduct, make; launch an inquiry 2) a discreet; exhaustive, thorough; official inquiry 3) an inquiry about (to make inquiries about a matter) 4) an inquiry into (an official inquiry into the incident was launched) USAGE NOTE: The noun… …

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  • 3inquiry — 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 * * * inquiry in‧quir‧y [ɪnˈkwaɪəri ǁ ɪnˈkwaɪri, ˈɪŋkwəri] noun… …

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  • 4Inquiry — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Subject of Inquiry. Question. < N PARAG:Inquiry >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 inquiry inquiry Sgm: N 1 request request &c. 765 Sgm: N 1 search search research quest pursuit &c. 622 GRP: N 2 …

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  • 5inquiry */*/*/ — UK [ɪnˈkwaɪərɪ] / US [ɪnˈkwaɪrɪ] / US [ˈɪŋkwərɪ] noun Word forms inquiry : singular inquiry plural inquiries [countable] a question intended to get information about someone or something There have already been over 300 inquiries from people… …

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  • 6inquiry — in|quir|y W3 enquiry [ınˈkwaıəri US ınˈkwaıri, ˈıŋkwəri] n plural inquiries 1.) a question you ask in order to get information inquiry about ▪ We re getting a lot of inquiries about our new London Rio service. inquiry from ▪ inquiries from… …

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  • 7Inquiry — For other uses, see Public inquiry and Enquiry character. An inquiry is any process that has the aim of augmenting knowledge, resolving doubt, or solving a problem. A theory of inquiry is an account of the various types of inquiry and a treatment …

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  • 8inquiry — noun 1 (C) a question you ask in order to get information (+ about): We re getting a lot of inquiries from travel companies about our new London Rio service. | make inquiries: I don t know who sent the gift, but I ll make discreet inquiries. | be …

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  • 9inquiry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Search for information Nouns 1. inquiry, enquiry; question, request; search, research, quest, pursuit; examination, test, intelligence test; review, scrutiny, investigation, inspection, probe; trial,… …

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  • 10Hutton Inquiry — The Hutton Inquiry was a British judicial inquiry chaired by Lord Hutton, appointed by the United Kingdom Labour government with the terms of reference ...urgently to conduct an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Dr… …

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