inventory
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What does inventory mean?
An inventory is a complete list of all merchandise or stock of items owned by or available from a business.
At a store, an inventory is the complete list of all items for sale at the store. At a manufacturer, an inventory is a complete list of all the raw materials they have, as well as finished items and items being created.
An inventory is also the specific set of products to sell, as in The store’s inventory of superhero capes is running low and will probably sell out soon.
An inventory can also refer to figurative belongings, such as a person’s personality traits and skills.
To inventory means to add things to an inventory list, whether a literal or figurative list, as in I inventoried my options for colleges and chose the school I’ll attend next year.
Example: Can you take inventory tonight so we can be ready for the rush tomorrow?
Where does inventory come from?
The first records of the term inventory come from around the 1300s. It ultimately comes from the Medieval Latin inventōrium.
You’ve probably seen inventory used in computer gaming, where your inventory is the place where you can keep track of the materials you’ve collected while playing the game. Often, the inventory holds items that you use to enhance your performance, build or craft something, or customize your character. The first video game to have an inventory system was “The Oregon Trail” in 1971, which tasked players with traveling from Missouri to Oregon in an 1800s wagon caravan, picking up food, tools, rope, and the like to add to their inventory along the way.
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What are some other forms related to inventory?
- inventoriable (adjective)
- inventorial (adjective)
- inventorially (adverb)
- overinventoried (adjective)
- preinventory (noun)
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How is inventory used in real life?
Inventory is mostly used in a business context.
Just tried to buy the remaining Holiday Spice inventory from the @starbucks next to my house but there was barely any left… 😭😭😭
— Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) December 30, 2015
Some girl just asked me if I worked at the dollar store because my cart was filled with Christmas stuff like I was doing inventory. 💁
— Nicole Polizzi (@snooki) November 16, 2014
Finally got to see @boburnham's @eighthgrademov. A shame more movies are not like this. Authentic, full of heart, gut-wrenching, hopeful, relatable and very importantly an inventory check on life and life around you. Was both brought back to a time and reminded of these times.
— Sal Vulcano (@SalVulcano) August 23, 2018
Try using inventory!
Which of the following is NOT a synonym for inventory?
A. debt
B. supply
C. reserve
D. backlog
How to use inventory in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for inventory
- 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