inquiry
    /ɪnˈkwaɪri/ /ˈɪnkwəri/
    
 
    
    noun
    
    or chiefly Brit enquiry  , pl -ries
    
    [count] :a request for information
    
    
    
    
    
    [count] :an official effort to collect and examine information about something :investigation
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    In British English, a person who is being questioned by the police as a suspect or a witness is said to be helping the police with their inquiries.
    
    [noncount] :the act of asking questions in order to gather or collect information