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enquiries

n. countable
B1 Intermediate UK //ɛnkwˈaɪəɹɪz// en·quiries

n. questions you ask to get information about something. You often make these when you want to know about prices, travel times, or how a service works.

n. requests for information or formal investigations into a matter. This plural form is the standard British spelling, whereas 'inquiries' is more common in American English.


SIMPLE

The hotel received many enquiries about the summer rates.

CONTEXTUAL

Please direct all media enquiries to the press office rather than contacting the manager directly.

COMPLEX

Following the unexpected system failure, the technical team spent the afternoon responding to hundreds of customer enquiries regarding data security and service restoration timelines.

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Commonly used with the verbs 'make', 'receive', or 'handle'. Takes the prepositions 'about' or 'into'.

Pitfall

I made an enquiry for the price.I made an enquiry about the price.While 'for' is sometimes used with 'request', 'enquiry' typically takes 'about' when asking for general information.

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