inquiry
US /ˈɪnkwəri/
Definition
a search for knowledge
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Our representative will gladly respond to your product inquiry within twenty-four hours.
Word Family
Synonyms
- queryan instance of questioning
Collocations
- Easy customer inquirydescribing customer inquiry (someone who pays for goods or services)
- Medium respond to business inquiriesto respond to business inquiries, meaning to show a response or a reaction to something
- Hard launch an official inquiry into fraudto introduce or start commercially regarding an official inquiry into fraud
- Very Hard judicial inquiry uncovering malfeasancedescribing judicial inquiry uncovering malfeasance (decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice)
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