inventory
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.
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.
to have value as shown by an inventory: stock that inventories at two million dollars.
Origin of inventory
1synonym study For inventory
Other words for inventory
Other words from inventory
- in·ven·to·ri·a·ble, adjective
- in·ven·to·ri·al, adjective
- in·ven·to·ri·al·ly, adverb
- o·ver·in·ven·to·ried, adjective
- pre·in·ven·to·ry, noun, plural pre·in·ven·to·ries.
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How to use inventory in a sentence
Along with monitoring current inventory, Canix includes forecasting features.
Canix aims to ease cannabis cultivators’ regulatory bookkeeping | Matt Burns | September 17, 2020 | TechCrunchAccurate inventory visibility will matter for those looking to make the trip to stores.
What retailers should expect going into a holiday season during a pandemic | Rachel King | September 16, 2020 | FortuneGoogle’s stepped-up effort to make local inventory more prominent in search means that merchant feeds are more important than ever.
Google boosting visibility of ‘nearby’ product inventory with new Shopping features | Greg Sterling | September 16, 2020 | Search Engine LandRich said flexibility has been key — not just in moving advertising campaigns to later in the year once sporting events resumed, or providing other ad inventory offsets — but also in building new commercial products.
‘We are permanently in beta’: European sports broadcasting is still in a coronavirus-forced state of reinvention | Lara O'Reilly | September 15, 2020 | DigidayEven 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.
DTC brands are rethinking their ‘never-go-on-sale’ rule | Anna Hensel | September 11, 2020 | Digiday
We employ inventory management to help solidify their property and make sure they have a better record of their possessions.
The Insane $11 Billion Scam at Retailers’ Return Desks | M.L. Nestel | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt has been rumored that Ebola is in inventory at high-level labs in many countries, some of which are not our friends.
The group holds territory, and manages an inventory of heavy military and civilian equipment.
Air Force Pilots Say They're Flying Blind Against ISIS | Dave Majumdar | October 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEdmond began the inventory of looted objects after the liberation and before Paul returned to France.
My Grandfather's War: Recovering the Art the Nazis Stole | Anne Sinclair | October 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA scientifically-based inventory of strands tells you which cannabinoid will reduce your blood sugar levels.
He took mental inventory of his possessions and what he could lay claim to, and he happened to think about his wife's homestead.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxNever sit gazing curiously around the room when paying a call, as if taking a mental inventory of the furniture.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyDoes a birth-certificate, a marriage-contract or an inventory of wealth represent a person?
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois ChristopheThe brief inventory was soon made by the personage introduced into their midst under such terrible auspices.
An Episode Under the Terror | Honore de BalzacThe long list of articles in the inventory is available to those interested in all the minutiæ.
William Bradford of Plymouth | Albert Hale Plumb
British Dictionary definitions for inventory
/ (ˈɪnvəntərɪ, -trɪ) /
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
(tr) to enter (items) in an inventory; make a list of
Origin of inventory
1Derived forms of inventory
- inventoriable, adjective
- inventorial, adjective
- inventorially, adverb
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Cultural definitions for inventory
An itemized list of a firm's goods that have not yet been sold.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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