query

query
I. query que‧ry 1 [ˈkwɪəri ǁ ˈkwɪri] noun queries PLURALFORM [countable]
1. a question you ask to get information, or to check that something is true or correct:

• A team of telephone operators are here to answer your queries.

2. COMPUTING one or more words or signs that you put into a computer in order to get a particular piece of information from a store of information held on the computer:

• You can make complex queries by setting up a set of conditions that check the date every time you run the program.

ˌparallel ˈdata ˌquery abbreviation PDQ COMPUTING
a system on a computer that can deal with several problems, tasks etc at the same time:

• Barclay's PDQ terminals can read Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Diner's Club cards as well as some store and fuel cards.

  [m0] II. query query 2 verb queried PTandPPX querying PRESPARTX queries T3PERSSINGX [transitive]
1. to express doubt that something is legal, true, or correct:

• A VAT officer queried the VAT returns of the business.

query whether

• I'd query whether these figures are reliable.

2. to ask someone questions:

• The survey queries 5,000 households about their perception of present business conditions.

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query UK US /ˈkwɪəri/ noun [C] (plural queries)
a question, often expressing doubt about something or looking for an answer from someone: »

Email your comments, queries, or suggestions to us at this address.

»

We regret that we cannot answer every query.

»

If you have any queries, please don't hesitate to ask.

a query about sth »

I have a query about the second item on the agenda.

See also PDQ(Cf. ↑PDQ), SEARCH QUERY(Cf. ↑search query)
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query UK US /ˈkwɪəri/ verb [T]
to express doubt about something or ask for more information: »

Someone in the accounts department had queried his expense claim.

»

The Revenue is unlikely to query such an arrangement unless the sums are particularly large in relation to your income.

query whether/why/how »

He queries whether there is really sufficient demand to warrant another model.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • Query — Que ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Queried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Querying}.] 1. To put questions about; to elicit by questioning; to inquire into; as, to query the items or the amount; to query the motive or the fact. [1913 Webster] 2. To address… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Query — Que ry, v. i. 1. To ask questions; to make inquiry. [1913 Webster] Each prompt to query, answer, and debate. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. To have a doubt; as, I query if he is right. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • query — index challenge, check (inspect), cross examination, cross examine, cross questioning, dispute (contest) …   Law dictionary

  • query — ► NOUN (pl. queries) 1) a question, especially one expressing doubt. 2) chiefly Printing a question mark. ► VERB (queries, queried) 1) ask a query. 2) N. Amer. put a query or queries to …   English terms dictionary

  • Query — Que ry, n.; pl. {Queries}. [L. quaere, imperative sing. of quaerere, quaesitum to seek or search for, to ask, inquire. Cf. {Acquire}, {Conquer}, {Exquisite}, {Quest}, {Require}.] 1. A question; an inquiry to be answered or solved. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Quéry — Nom surtout porté dans la Somme et dans l Aisne. On le trouve aujourd hui aussi au Canada et en Martinique. On connaît en Bretagne la variante Quérie (56). En Picardie, il s agit de celui qui est originaire de la commune de Quiéry (62). Dans le… …   Noms de famille

  • query — [n] demand for answers concern, doubt, dubiety, inquiry, interrogation, interrogatory, mistrust, objection, problem, question, questioning, reservation, skepticism, suspicion, uncertainty; concepts 21,48,53,662 Ant. answer, reply query [v] ask… …   New thesaurus

  • query — [kwir′ē, kwer′ē] n. pl. queries [< L quaere, 2d pers. sing., imper., of quaerere, to ask, inquire] 1. a question; inquiry 2. a doubt 3. a question mark (?) placed after a question or used to question the accuracy of written or printed matter… …   English World dictionary

  • query — (v.) 1530s, quaere, from L. quaere ask, imperative of quaerere to seek, gain, ask, probably ultimately from PIE *kwo , root forming the stem of relative and interrogative pronouns. Spelling altered c.1600 by influence of inquiry. The noun in the… …   Etymology dictionary

  • query — /ˈkweri, ingl. ˈkwɪərɪ/ [vc. ingl., dall imperat. lat. quaere «chiedi»] s. f. inv. (elab.) interrogazione …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • query — vb *ask, question, interrogate, inquire, examine, quiz, catechize …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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