That's a really fair point- it's usage in other industries and contexts may be where the term came from. Specifically, I'm talking about the "ask" noun meaning

That's a really fair point- it's usage in other industries and contexts may be where the term came from. Specifically, I'm talking about the "ask" noun meaning "request for work". "My team has 10 outstanding asks from the billing team, but we don't report to their VP so we can deprioritize 8 of them". I would hope that in that context, you don't presume that I mean one of the two definitions you've posted :)