An informal administrative investigation or gathering of information through interview or interrogation rather than by inspection or study of available evidence An inquiry does not preclude the gathering of available documentary evidence Top
skillful, higher-level, open-ended questioning methods In collaborative learning groups, the method of instruction used by the teacher/tutor is inquiry Students are taught to think for themselves instead of chasing the "right answer "
Requests for information or assistance made by or on behalf of a beneficiary, provider or the Government Written inquires may be made in any format (letter, memorandum, note attached to a claim, etc ) Allowable charge complaints and appeals are excluded from this definition
An inquiry is an official investigation. The Democratic Party has called for an independent inquiry into the incident
an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present"
a search for knowledge; "their pottery deserves more research than it has received"
(From Latin inquirere: "to seek after" or "to search for ") The process by which an impartial third party makes an investigation to determine the facts underlying a dispute without resolving the dispute itself
A request for a copy of your credit report An inquiry occurs every time you fill out a credit application and/or request more credit Too many inquiries on a credit report can lower your credit score
An inquiry is a question which you ask in order to get some information. He made some inquiries and discovered she had gone to the Continent
a written or oral contact to the FPB in which no action is requested of the FPB, except to send information about the Board's complaint function
Inquiry is the process of asking about or investigating something in order to find out more about it. The investigation has suddenly switched to a new line of inquiry. see also court of inquiry
n 1 The act of inquiring 2 A question; a query 3 A close examination of a matter in a search for information or truth
A process in which students investigate a problem, devise and work through a plan to solve the problem, and propose a solution to the problem