Definitions for Inventory
ˈɪn vənˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr iin·ven·to·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inventory, stock listnoun

   a detailed list of all the items in stock

2. stock, inventorynoun

   the merchandise that a shop has on hand

   "they carried a vast inventory of hardware"; "they stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory"

3. inventorynoun

   (accounting) the value of a firm's current assets including raw materials and work in progress and finished goods

4. armory, armoury, inventorynoun

   a collection of resources

   "he dipped into his intellectual armory to find an answer"

5. inventory, inventorying, stocktaking, stock-takingverb

   making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand

   "an inventory may be necessary to see if anything is missing"; "they held an inventory every month"

6. inventory, take stock, stock-takeverb

   make or include in an itemized record or report

   "Inventory all books before the end of the year"

GCIDERate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. Inventorynoun

   The objects contained on an inventory; especially: the stock of items on hand in any business, either for sale and not yet sold, or kept as raw materials to be converted into finished products.

2. Inventorynoun

   The total value of all goods in an inventory.

3. Inventorynoun

   The act of making an inventory.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inventorynoun

   The stock of an item on hand at a particular location or business

   Due to an undersized inventory at the Boston outlet, customers had to travel to Providence to find the item.

2. inventorynoun

   a detailed list of all of the items on hand

   The inventory included several items that one wouldn't normally think to find at a cheese shop.

3. inventorynoun

   the process of producing or updating such a list

   This month's inventory took nearly three days.

4. inventoryverb

   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.

5. Etymology: From inventaire, from inventorium, from inventarium

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. INVENTORYnoun

   An account or catalogue of moveables.

   Etymology: inventaire, French; inventarium, Latin.

   I found,
   Forsooth, an inventory, thus importing,
   The several parcels of his plate. William Shakespeare, H. VIII.

   The leanness that afflicts us, the object of our misery, is as an inventory to particularize their abundance: our sufferings is a gain to them. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   Whoe'er looks,
   For themselves dare not go, o'er Cheapside books,
   Shall find their wardrobe's inventory. John Donne.

   It were of much consequence to have such an inventory of nature, wherein, as on the one hand, nothing should be wanting, so nothing repeated on the other. Nehemiah Grew, Musæum.

   In Persia the daughters of Eve are reckoned in the inventory of their goods and chattels; and it is usual, when a man sells a bale of silk, to toss half a dozen women into the bargain. Spectator.

   He gave me an inventory of her goods and estate. Spectator.

2. To Inventoryverb

   To register; to place in a catalogue.

   Etymology: inventorier, Fr.

   I will give out divers schedules of my beauty: it shall be inventoried, and every particle and utensil labell'd to my will. William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night.

   A man looks on the love of his friend as one of the richest possessions: the philosopher thought friends were to be inventoried as well as goods. Gov. of the Tongue.

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1. inventory

   Inventory refers to the goods, items, or materials that a business holds for the ultimate goal of resale, manufacturing, production, or utilization in business operations. It typically includes raw materials, work-in-progress goods, and finished goods. Inventory management is crucial for businesses to balance costs with benefits of maintaining inventory.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inventorynoun

   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

2. Inventoryverb

   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

3. Etymology: [L. inventarium: cf. LL. inventorium, F. inventaire, OF. also inventoire. See Invent.]

WikidataRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Inventory

   The word inventory doesn't have the same meaning in the USA and in the UK: ⁕In American English and in a business accounting context, the word inventory is commonly used to describe the goods and materials that a business holds for the ultimate purpose of resale. In American English, the word stock is commonly used to describe the capital invested in a business, while in British English, the sentence stock shared is used in the same context. ⁕In the rest of the English speaking world stock is more commonly used, although the word inventory is recognised as a synonym. In British English, the word inventory is more commonly thought of as a list compiled for some formal purpose, such as the details of an estate going to probate, or the contents of a house let furnished. In both British and American English, stock is the collective noun for one hundred shares as shares were usually traded in stocks on Stock Exchanges. For this reason the word stock is used by both American and British English in the term Stock Exchange.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. Inventory

   in′ven-tor-i, n. a list or schedule of articles comprised in an estate, describing each article separately and precisely so as to show of what the estate consists.—v.t. to make an inventory of.—adj. Inventō′rial.—adv. Inventō′rially. [Fr. inventaire—L. inventarium, a list of things found.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inventory

   To create a register of goods or products received and a register of goods or products distributed.

   They have an inventory of stock into the business and out of the business.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 7, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Accounting
   • List
   • Merchandise
   • Register
   • Resource

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How to pronounce Inventory?

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How to say Inventory in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Inventory in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Inventory in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Inventory in a Sentence

1. Derek Lindsey:

   First-time home buyers continue to be crowded out by competition from investor sales. Price pressures from low inventory present another headwind to first-time buyers.

2. Tony Nunan:

   The (global) inventory situation is going to get worse in the second quarter as we hit the peak refining rate at the end of this quarter, (But) this has been so well documented that its been built into prices. I do think we're close to the bottom and the bottom in prices will be this quarter.

3. Mike Bowers:

   I'm a small guy. I can't buy a $100 cheese and sell it for $50 and expect to stay in business too long, i have a stockpile of cheese to make sure that I'm able to maintain inventory and maintain sales at my counter.

4. Lawrence Yun:

   Home sales fell moderately in May and are now approaching pre-pandemic activity, lack of inventory continues to be the overwhelming factor holding back home sales, but falling affordability is simply squeezing some first-time buyers out of the market.

5. Ric Spooner:

   The harsh reality of last night's build in inventory is starting to set in on oil prices.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Inventory
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=Inventory
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Inventory
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Inventory
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Inventory
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Inventory
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Inventory
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Inventory