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inventory Definition

in·ven·tory (in′vən tôr′ē)

noun pl. -·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 -·ried, -·ry·ing

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

inventory Related Forms
in′·ven·to′·rial adjective in′·ven·to′·ri·ally adverb
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
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 Synonyms

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.

inventory Finance Definition
  1. A corporation’s stock of goods, such as raw materials, that are used to produce final products.
  2. A company’s goods that have been produced and are waiting to be sold. Inventory is valued by a company using methods such as first in, first out (FIFO) or last in, last out (LIFO).
inventory Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • compile: The intention was to compile an inventory of ancient culture.
  • prepare: This approach is used in preparing an emissions inventory.

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.
  • phonemic: The phonemic inventory of a language is established by using minimal pairs.
  • just-in-time: It covers just-in-time inventory and supply chains management for true make-to-order outsourced manufacturing.
  • unsold: Chinese industry is said to be working at about half capacity, even so unsold inventories are growing by tens of percent.
  • obsolete: Indeed, excess and obsolete inventory is a very good barometer of the overall effectiveness of a company's operations.
  • perpetual: Perpetual Inventory An stock control system where a running record is kept of the amount of stock held for each item.

Modifies a noun

  • tracking: Wal-Mart is reported to be demanding its top 100 suppliers support RFID for inventory tracking.
  • quot: Your inventories quot little public trust we could start will protect you.
  • management: Beyond procurement, another key benefit has come in the form of better inventory management.

Noun used with modifier

  • probate: It has been argued that work on 18 th -century probate inventories could provide a model for investigations of material culture in Britain.
  • bookseller: Bookseller Inventory # 9275 [ Bookseller & Payment Information ] [ More Books from this Seller ] [ Ask Bookseller a Question ] 14.
  • self-report: The MBTI® is a self-report inventory with four psychological dimensions, energizing, attending, deciding and living.
  • emission: Details of this emissions inventory are included in Appendix VI.
  • greenhouse: These analyzes have ranged from greenhouse gas inventories to mitigation analysis and vulnerability and adaptation analysis.
  • forest: The database has forest resource data for 31 European countries - derived from the national forest inventories of those countries.

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.
  • woodland: An inventory of ancient woodland for England and Wales.
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