Meaning & use
status inquiry
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Meanings
nouncountable
A request for information about the current state of an order, application, or process.
Grammar: Countable: you can make a status inquiry or several status inquiries.
Patterns
- make a status inquiry
- send a status inquiry
- a status inquiry about something
She made a status inquiry about her visa application.
The customer sent a status inquiry to ask when the package would arrive.
nouncountableformal
An official check on whether someone or something is still in a particular condition or situation.
Grammar: Often used with 'on' or 'into': a status inquiry on the project.
Patterns
- a status inquiry on something
- conduct a status inquiry
- a status inquiry into something
The manager conducted a status inquiry on the delayed shipment.
A status inquiry into the missing files was opened last week.
Word forms
| plural | status inquiries |
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Common combinations
- make a status inquiry
- I need to make a status inquiry about my loan.
- send a status inquiry
- Please send a status inquiry to the supplier.
- a status inquiry about
- He received a status inquiry about his job application.
- conduct a status inquiry
- The committee will conduct a status inquiry next month.
Synonyms and how they differ
- status check
- More informal and often suggests a quick look rather than a formal request.
- follow-up
- Focuses on the action after an earlier contact, not just asking for information.
Commonly confused: status inquiry or status enquiry?
status inquiry vs status enquiry
British spelling uses 'enquiry' for a general question; 'inquiry' is often used for a formal investigation. In American English, 'inquiry' is standard for both.
Practice
The client called to make a status inquiry ___ her order.
Choose one answer.
'A status inquiry about something' is the standard pattern when asking for information concerning a particular matter. 'For' could suggest you are asking on behalf of someone, and 'with' and 'at' do not fit this structure.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “status inquiry”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.