Wiktionary
ask round
alt. 1 (context idiomatic intransitive English) To enquire about something to different people. 2 (context idiomatic transitive English) To invite someone to your house. vb. 1 (context idiomatic intransitive English) To enquire about something to different people. 2 (context idiomatic transitive English) To invite someone to your house.
WordNet
Usage examples of "ask round".
Then I thought I'd just ask round in the City about those Peruvian Oil shares, but Levy hadn't even heard of them so far as I could make out.