inventory
noun
a complete listing of merchandise or stock on hand, work in progress, raw materials, finished goods on hand, etc., made each year by a business concern.
inventories
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pluralof inventory.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof inventory (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
inventorynouna complete listing of merchandise or stock on hand, work in progress, raw materials, finished goods on hand, etc., made each year by a business concern.
Example Sentences
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Distillate inventories were seen unchanged in the Journal survey.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
U.S. gasoline inventories rose by 794,000 barrels to 207.7 million barrels, while distillate fuel stocks increased by 1.6 million barrels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
U.S. commercial crude oil inventories fell by 640,000 barrels to 423.4 million barrels in the week ended Sept. 11.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Some diamond suppliers are adding those gems to their inventories to boost sales, she said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Other times he ran messages, stood at guard, mucked out stables, fletched arrows, assisted Maester Aemon with his birds or Bowen Marsh with his counts and inventories.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
