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in⋅ven⋅to⋅ry

[in-vuh

n-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]

noun, plural -to⋅ries, verb, -to⋅ried, -to⋅ry⋅ing.

–noun

1.	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.

2.	the objects or items represented on such a list, as a merchant's stock of goods.

3.	the aggregate value of a stock of goods.

4.	raw material from the time of its receipt at an industrial plant for manufacturing purposes to the time it is sold.

5.	a detailed, often descriptive, list of articles, giving the code number, quantity, and value of each; catalog.

6.	a formal list of movables, as of a merchant's stock of goods.

7.	a formal list of the property of a person or estate.

8.	a tally of one's personality traits, aptitudes, skills, etc., for use in counseling and guidance.

9.	a catalog of natural resources, esp. a count or estimate of wildlife and game in a particular area.

10.	the act of making a catalog or detailed listing.

–verb (used with object)

11.	to make an inventory of; enter in an inventory; catalog.

12.	to take stock of; evaluate: to inventory one's life and accomplishments.

13.	to summarize: to inventory the progress in chemistry.

14.	to keep an available supply of (merchandise); stock.

–verb (used without object)

15.	to have value as shown by an inventory: stock that inventories at two million dollars.

Origin:
1375–1425; late ME inventorie < ML inventōrium; see invent, -tory ²

Related forms:

in⋅ven⋅to⋅ri⋅a⋅ble, adjective

in⋅ven⋅to⋅ri⋅al, adjective

in⋅ven⋅to⋅ri⋅al⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
5. roster, record, register, account. See list ¹ .

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in·ven·to·ry (ĭn'vən-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē)

n. pl. in·ven·to·ries

1. A detailed, itemized list, report, or record of things in one's possession, especially a periodic survey of all goods and materials in stock.
2. The process of making such a list, report, or record.
3. The items listed in such a report or record.
4. The quantity of goods and materials on hand; stock.
An evaluation or a survey, as of abilities, assets, or resources.

tr.v. in·ven·to·ried, in·ven·to·ry·ing, in·ven·to·ries

To make an itemized report or record of.
To include in an itemized report or record.

[Middle English inventorie, from Medieval Latin inventōrium, alteration of Late Latin inventārium, from Latin inventus, past participle of invenīre, to find; see invent.]
in'ven·to'ri·al adj., in'ven·to'ri·al·ly adv.

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Inventory

In"ven*to*ry\, n.; pl. Inventories. [L. inventarium: cf. LL. inventorium, F. inventaire, OF. also inventoire. See Invent.] An account, catalogue, or schedule, made by an executor or administrator, of all the goods and chattels, and sometimes of the real estate, of a deceased person; a list of the property of which a person or estate is found to be possessed; hence, an itemized list of goods or valuables, with their estimated worth; specifically, the annual account of stock taken in any business.

There take an inventory of all I have. --Shak.

Syn: List; register; schedule; catalogue. See List.

Inventory

In"ven*to*ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inventoried; p. pr. & vb. n. Inventorying.] [Cf. F. inventorier.] To make an inventory of; to make a list, catalogue, or schedule of; to insert or register in an account of goods; as, a merchant inventories his stock.

I will give out divers schedules of my beauty; it shall be inventoried, and every particle and utensil labeled. --Shak.

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Language Translation for : Inventory

Spanish: inventario,

German: das Inventarsverzeichnis,

Japanese: 目録

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inventory

An itemized list of a firm's goods that have not yet been sold.

inventory (n.)

1415, from M.Fr. inventaire "detailed list of goods," from M.L. inventorium "list of what is found," from L. inventus, pp. of invenire "to find" (see invention). The verb is first recorded 1601.

Inventory

Inventory can be either raw materials, finished items already available for sale, or goods in the process of being manufactured. Inventory is recorded as an asset on a company's balance sheet.

Investopedia Commentary

High inventory isn't a good sign because there is a cost associated with storing the extra inventory.

inventory

The amount of raw materials, work in process, and finished goods being held for sale at a given time. Diamonds held by a jeweler, engines owned by General Motors, and canned and frozen foods in a grocery store chain's warehouse are examples of inventory. Inventory is generally the least liquid item listed by a firm in the current asset account of its balance sheet. See also beginning inventory, ending inventory.

Main Entry: in·ven·to·ry
Pronunciation: 'in-v&n-"tOr-E
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ries
1 : an itemized list of current assets: as a : a written list or catalog of the property of an individual, organization, or estate or succession that is made by a fiduciary under oath and that usually describes and assigns a value to the items or classes of property b : aggregate value assigned to an inventory
2 : goods or materials held on hand: as a under the Bankruptcy Code : materials including personal property leased or furnished, held for sale or lease, or to be furnished under a contract for service, raw materials, work in process, or materials used or consumed in a business or held for sale or lease b under section 9-109 of the Uniform Commercial Code : goods that are held by a person who holds them for sale or lease or to be furnished under contracts of service or if he or she has so furnished them or that are raw materials, works in process, or materials used or consumed in a business

Main Entry: in·ven·to·ry
Pronunciation: 'in-v&n-"tOr-E, -"tor-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ries
1 : a questionnaire designed to provide an index of individual interests or personality traits
2 : a list of traits, preferences, attitudes, interests, or abilities that isused in evaluating personal characteristics or skills

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