Meaning & use
business inquiries
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Meaning
nounpluralbusiness
Questions or requests for information sent to a company, especially about products or services.
Grammar: Always plural in this phrase; use it with a plural verb: inquiries are welcome. The singular is inquiry.
Patterns
- for business inquiries
- send business inquiries to
- business inquiries are welcome
Please direct all business inquiries to our sales department.
For business inquiries, contact us by email.
The website has a separate page for business inquiries.
Word forms
| singular | business inquiry |
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Common combinations
- for business inquiries
- For business inquiries, call this number.
- send business inquiries
- Send your business inquiries to the manager.
- handle business inquiries
- She handles all business inquiries for the company.
- business inquiries email
- Use the business inquiries email on our contact page.
Synonyms and how they differ
- business enquiries
- British spelling of the same phrase; use it in UK contexts.
- commercial questions
- A more general phrase; business inquiries is the standard term in company communication.
Word family
Commonly confused: business inquiries or enquiry?
business inquiries vs enquiry
Enquiry is the British spelling; inquiry is the American spelling. Both mean a question.
Practice
Which sentence uses business inquiries correctly?
Choose one answer.
Business inquiries is a fixed plural phrase used without an or an. Option 1 uses the singular incorrectly, option 2 adds a to a plural, and option 3 adds an unnecessary verb.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “business inquiries”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.