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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

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Alternate definitions:

business inventory definition - business

finance inventory definition - finance

inventory Synonyms

inventory

n.

A list

stock book, itemization, register; see catalog, file 2, index 2, list, record 1, table 2.

take inventory

  1. take stock, examine the books, look over; see examine 1, inventoryv.

  2. The act of taking stock

    inspection, review, examination, tabulation, checking, counting, accounting, investigation; see also summary.

  3. Store of goods

    stock, merchandise, wares; see commodity. See syn. study at list.


inventory

v.

take stock of, look over, go over, account for, count, tabulate, itemize, check, investigate, review, examine, inspect, list, catalog, audit, tally; see also file 1, list 1, record 1.


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inventory Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • compile: The intention was to compile an inventory of ancient culture.

Adjective modifier

  • school-wide: The site liaison COs were happy with the proposal but expressed concern about introducing the new arrangement before the availability of a school-wide inventory.

Modifies a noun

  • tracking: Wal-Mart is reported to be demanding its top 100 suppliers support RFID for inventory tracking.

Noun used with modifier

  • bookseller: Bookseller Inventory # 9275 [ Bookseller & Payment Information ] [ More Books from this Seller ] [ Ask Bookseller a Question ] 14.

Possessives

  • bookseller: To view a bookseller's inventory, click " Search this Seller's Books " from any of the Search Results.

Preposition: of

  • monument: An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of York 1: Eboracum, Roman York.
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inventory quotes

  Every manwho has lived his life tothe full, should, by the time his senior years are reached, have established a reserve inventory of unfinished thinking.

-Randall, Clarence Beldan

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