inventory

(noun, verb)

noun

1. a detailed list of all the items in stock

Definition categories: communication, list, listing

2. 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

Similar word(s): stock

Definition categories: man–made, merchandise, product, ware

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

Definition categories: possession, register

4. a collection of resources

Similar word(s): armory, armoury

Definition categories: thought, imagination, resource, resourcefulness

5. 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

Similar word(s): inventorying, stocktaking

Definition categories: act, itemization, listing

Sentences with inventory as a noun:

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

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

- This month's inventory took nearly three days.

verb

1. make or include in an itemized record or report

- Inventory all books before the end of the year

Definition categories: social, list

Sentences with inventory as a verb:

- The main job of the night shift was to inventory the store, and restock when necessary.