enquiry

[ en-kwahyuhr-ee, en-kwuh-ree ]

noun

, plural en·quir·ies.

1. inquiry.

Example Sentences

While the SaaS is UK-only for now Legl is already getting enquiries from markets further afield and planning to start international expansion.

From TechCrunch

The website was once very well optimized, and today it is still functional since they are selling off any enquiries.

From Search Engine Watch

One such line of enquiry was around which parts of Google’s vast ecosystem it could be forced to sell off.

From Search Engine Watch

In the 12 months to November, Kenya saw a growth in enquiries about citizenship by investment of 116% according to Henley & Partners.

From Quartz

The phone just started ringing with lots of enquiries from 18-year-olds or their parents looking for options on wilderness courses.

From Ozy

She is incapable of responding to kindness and enquiry, even very gentle flirting on the part of a co-worker.

From The Daily Beast

Had it been police officers [who harassed Leyland] there would be an IPCC enquiry.

From The Daily Beast

The revelations cames as the Irish government today bowed to pressure and announced a full enquiry into the homes.

From The Daily Beast

And this time there will be no internal committees of enquiry or scurrilous U.N. Goldstone commissions.

From The Daily Beast

Police are now following hundreds of lines of enquiry involving many hundreds of potential victims.

From The Daily Beast

Such a refusal would lead to quick enquiry—enquiry to information—information to want of confidence and speedy ruin.

From Project Gutenberg

To our enquiry, the answer was, that "General Lafayette desired to be led to the headquarters."

From Project Gutenberg

Letters of Enquiry, especially if they request a favor, should contain a few lines of compliment.

From Project Gutenberg

If the enquiry refers to matters interesting only to yourself, enclose a postage-stamp for the reply.

From Project Gutenberg

His mind was originally noble, his heart good, his love to mankind, and his enquiry after truth were sincere.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• inquiry
• inquisition
• query

Enquiry Vs. Inquiry

What's the difference between enquiry and inquiry?

Enquiry and inquiry have the same meanings: a question, an investigation, a request for information, or the process of seeking information. Enquiry is a less common variant of inquiry.

Their verb forms—enquire and inquire—also mean the same thing: to ask, to seek information, or to investigate.

Both enquiry and inquiry are somewhat formal, especially compared to similar terms like question or investigation. Some speakers of British English may use both words, preferring enquiry in contexts that are less formal. In the U.S., enquiry is rarely used.

Here’s an example of enquiry used correctly in a sentence.

Example: I forwarded you an email with an enquiry about the open position.

Inquiry could be used in this sentence in the same exact way.

Most of these same distinctions apply to the verbs enquire and inquire.

To learn more about them, read the full breakdown of the difference between enquire and inquire.

Quiz yourself on enquiry and inquiry!

True or False?

Enquiry and inquiry have the same meaning.