inventory

[ in-vuhn-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

/ ˈɪn vənˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

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noun, plural in·ven·to·ries.

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.

the objects or items represented on such a list, as a merchant's stock of goods.

the aggregate value of a stock of goods.

raw material from the time of its receipt at an industrial plant for manufacturing purposes to the time it is sold.

a detailed, often descriptive, list of articles, giving the code number, quantity, and value of each; catalog.

a formal list of movables, as of a merchant's stock of goods.

a formal list of the property of a person or estate.

a tally of one's personality traits, aptitudes, skills, etc., for use in counseling and guidance.

a catalog of natural resources, especially a count or estimate of wildlife and game in a particular area.

the act of making a catalog or detailed listing.

verb (used with object), in·ven·to·ried, in·ven·to·ry·ing.

to make an inventory of; enter in an inventory; catalog.

to take stock of; evaluate: to inventory one's life and accomplishments.

to summarize: to inventory the progress in chemistry.

to keep an available supply of (merchandise); stock.

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

5 roster, record, register, account.

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Origin of inventory

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English inventorie, from Medieval Latin inventōrium; see invent, -tory²

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5. See list¹.

OTHER WORDS FROM inventory

in·ven·to·ri·a·ble, adjectivein·ven·to·ri·al, adjectivein·ven·to·ri·al·ly, adverbo·ver·in·ven·to·ried, adjective

pre·in·ven·to·ry, noun, plural pre·in·ven·to·ries.

Words nearby inventory

invenit, invent, invention, inventive, inventor, inventory, invent the wheel, inveracity, Inveraray, Invercargill, Inverclyde

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Even though Caraa’s sales dipped in April and May, because the company owns his own factories, Luo said that he doesn’t feel the need to have a sale to clear inventory.
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Edmond began the inventory of looted objects after the liberation and before Paul returned to France.
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An inventory will reportedly get underway here in the near future.
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Lucy said that she would go up into the dining-room, and take an inventory of the furniture.
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Hamilton's keen, quick, satisfied glance at his wife had recalled to Imogen all her inventory of speculations about them.
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He proceeded to take an interested, if hasty, inventory of her charms.
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For two or three days, Mr Campbell was very busy making out an inventory of the articles which he required.
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The inventory of his goods attached to his will had been taken by Shakespeare's father on 21st August in that year.
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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, adverb

Word Origin for inventory

C16: from Medieval Latin inventōrium; see invent

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inventory

An itemized list of a firm's goods that have not yet been sold.

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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.

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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.

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noun

verb -tories, -torying or -toried

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