inventory
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.
the objects or items represented on such a list, as a merchant's stock of goods.
the aggregate value of a stock of goods.
raw material from the time of its receipt at an industrial plant for manufacturing purposes to the time it is sold.
a detailed, often descriptive, list of articles, giving the code number, quantity, and value of each; catalog.
a formal list of movables, as of a merchant's stock of goods.
a formal list of the property of a person or estate.
a tally of one's personality traits, aptitudes, skills, etc., for use in counseling and guidance.
a catalog of natural resources, especially a count or estimate of wildlife and game in a particular area.
the act of making a catalog or detailed listing.
to make an inventory of; enter in an inventory; catalog.
to take stock of; evaluate: to inventory one's life and accomplishments.
to summarize: to inventory the progress in chemistry.
to keep an available supply of (merchandise); stock.
to have value as shown by an inventory: stock that inventories at two million dollars.
Origin of inventory
1synonym study For inventory
Other words for inventory
Other words from inventory
- in·ven·to·ri·a·ble, adjective
- in·ven·to·ri·al, adjective
- in·ven·to·ri·al·ly, adverb
- o·ver·in·ven·to·ried, adjective
- pre·in·ven·to·ry, noun, plural pre·in·ven·to·ries.
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British Dictionary definitions for inventory
/ (ˈɪnvəntərɪ, -trɪ) /
a detailed list of articles, goods, property, etc
(often plural) accounting, mainly US
the amount or value of a firm's current assets that consist of raw materials, work in progress, and finished goods; stock
such assets individually
(tr) to enter (items) in an inventory; make a list of
Origin of inventory
1Derived forms of inventory
- inventoriable, adjective
- inventorial, adjective
- inventorially, adverb
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Cultural definitions for inventory
An itemized list of a firm's goods that have not yet been sold.
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