inventory
[ in-vuhn-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
/ ˈɪn vənˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
noun, plural in·ven·to·ries.
verb (used with object), in·ven·to·ried, in·ven·to·ry·ing.
verb (used without object), in·ven·to·ried, in·ven·to·ry·ing.
to have value as shown by an inventory: stock that inventories at two million dollars.
SYNONYMS FOR inventory
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Origin of inventory
synonym study for inventory
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OTHER WORDS FROM inventory
Words nearby inventory
invenit, invent, invention, inventive, inventor, inventory, invent the wheel, inveracity, Inveraray, Invercargill, Inverclyde
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British Dictionary definitions for inventory
inventory
/ (ˈɪnvəntərɪ, -trɪ) /
noun
a detailed list of articles, goods, property, etc
(often plural) accounting, mainly US
- the amount or value of a firm's current assets that consist of raw materials, work in progress, and finished goods; stock
- such assets individually
verb -tories, -torying or -toried
(tr) to enter (items) in an inventory; make a list of
Derived forms of inventory
inventoriable, adjectiveinventorial, adjectiveinventorially, adverbWord Origin for inventory
C16: from Medieval Latin inventōrium; see invent
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Cultural definitions for inventory
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