Inventory Definition
ĭnvən-tôrē
inventoried, inventories, inventorying
noun
inventories
An itemized list or catalog of goods, property, etc.; esp., such a list made annually of the stock, or goods, of a business.
Webster's New World
Any detailed list.
Webster's New World
The items listed in such a report or record.
American Heritage
The act of making such a list.
Webster's New World
The store of goods, etc. that are or may be so listed; stock.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
inventoried, inventorying
(operations) To take stock of the resources or items on hand; to produce an inventory.
The main job of the night shift was to inventory the store, and restock when necessary.
Wiktionary
To make an inventory of.
Webster's New World
To place on an inventory.
Webster's New World
To include in an itemized report or record.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
idiom
take inventory
- to make an inventory of stock, or goods, on hand
- to make an appraisal, as of one's skills or personal characteristics
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Inventory
Origin of Inventory
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Middle English inventorie from Medieval Latin inventōrium alteration of Late Latin inventārium from Latin inventus past participle of invenīre to find invent
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old French inventoire (French inventaire), from Late Latin inventarium
From Wiktionary
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