Noun: inventory 'in-vun,to-ree [N. Amer], 'in-v(u)n-t(u-)ree [Brit]
- A detailed list of all the items in stock
"The warehouse manager updated the inventory after receiving the new shipment";
- stock list
- The merchandise that a shop has on hand
"they stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory"; "they carried a vast inventory of hardware";
- stock
- (accounting) the value of a firm's current assets including raw materials and work in progress and finished goods
"The company conducted a year-end inventory to assess its stock levels"
- A collection of resources
"he dipped into his intellectual inventory to find an answer";
- armory [US], armoury [Brit, Cdn]
- 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"; "The store conducts monthly stock-taking to track inventory";
- inventorying, stocktaking, stock-taking
- Make or include in an itemized record or report
"Inventory all books before the end of the year";
- take stock, stock-take
Derived forms: inventorying, inventoried, inventories
Type of: imagination, itemisation [Brit], itemization, list, listing, merch [informal], merchandise, product, register, resource, resourcefulness, ware
Encyclopedia: Inventory