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inventory definition

in·ven·tory (in′vən tôr′ē)

noun pl. inventories -·ries

  1. an itemized list or catalog of goods, property, etc.; esp., such a list of the stock of a business, taken annually
  2. the store of goods, etc. that are or may be so listed; stock
  3. any detailed list
  4. the act of making such a list

Etymology: ML inventorium < LL inventarium < L inventus: see invent

transitive verb inventoried -·ried, inventorying -·ry·ing

  1. to make an inventory of
  2. to place on an inventory

Related Forms:

inventory Idioms

take inventory

  1. to make an inventory of stock on hand
  2. to make an appraisal, as of one's skills or personal characteristics

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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