Word forms: (present) inventories, (past) inventoried, (perfect) inventoried, (progressive) inventorying
verb
(Accounting: Management)
If you inventory items in the inventory of a business, you count them.
A product cost can be inventoried and can remain an asset as part of the materials, work in process, or finished goodsinventory.
Each product must be tracked, shelved, and inventoried.
If you inventory items in the inventory of a business, you count them.
Examples of 'inventory' in a sentence
inventory
Take an inventory of applications and technology platform stacks.
Computing (2010)
But hapless renters were often hit by a host of supplements including an inventory of the property, which was as high as 340 in some cases.
The Sun (2016)
In fact it will be more of a wish list than an inventory of pledges.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Take inventory of the people on your team.
Christianity Today (2000)
Prices are down and inventories of unsold homes are up.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Most firms have run down their stocks and inventory depletion is now almost complete.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
He channelled his scientific skills into new ways of managing inventories and distributing stocks.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The wills and inventories listed by Lord are quietly evocative.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Rising inventories of unsold homes have driven new construction to a 20-year low.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
For me it's impossible to listen to that album or examine it or take inventory of it.
The Sun (2014)
Then she makes an inventory.
The Times Literary Supplement (2011)
I wasn't fit enough to make an inventory though.
The Sun (2008)
Wholesale businesses reduced inventories by 0.9 per cent and sales rose by 0.7 per cent.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Once you've finished the inventory, make up a list of specific tasks.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Initially we have to reduce our inventory ( stock ) and cut jobs and production.
The Sun (2008)
But almost one-third of the sales were of repossessed properties, and inventoriesof unsold homes actually rose.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It cut 170 jobs earlier this year and has battled to reduce enormous stock inventories in its American business.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Give the Assad Government the tightest of deadlines to supply a detailed inventory of his chemical weapons and their exact location.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
With inventories of unsold homes at a 13-year high and rising, it is no surprise that prices are finally dropping.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Make your lidded inventory.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Traders' pessimism deepened after official US statistics showed a huge rise in inventories of refined products.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
On Wednesday the US government reported that crude inventories had unexpectedly risen.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Check the school's information pack or website for a detailed inventory of required uniform and kit, and check this information again each summer.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Data from the US yesterday showed an unexpected rise in crude inventories, adding to the sense that the world was awash with oil.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In other languages
inventory
British English: inventory /ˈɪnvəntərɪ; -trɪ/ NOUN
An inventory is a written list of all the objects in a place.
He made an inventory of everything that was in the flat.
American English: inventory
Arabic: جَرْدٌ
Brazilian Portuguese: inventário
Chinese: 存货
Croatian: inventar
Czech: inventář
Danish: opgørelse
Dutch: inventaris
European Spanish: inventario
Finnish: inventaario
French: inventaire
German: Inventar
Greek: κατάλογος απογραφέντων αντικειμένων
Italian: inventario
Japanese: 目録
Korean: 품목 일람
Norwegian: liste
Polish: inwentarz
European Portuguese: inventário
Romanian: inventar
Russian: опись
Latin American Spanish: inventario
Swedish: inventarieförteckning
Thai: รายการสิ่งของ
Turkish: envanter
Ukrainian: інвентаризація
Vietnamese: bản kiểm kê
All related terms of 'inventory'
inventory cost
Inventory costs are the costs to a business associated with holding stock , or money that is tied up in stock.
take inventory
to make an inventory of stock on hand
ending inventory
Ending inventory is the amount or value of stock at the end of a specified period.
inventory control
the process of monitoring and adjusting the amount of items available, esp to avoid having too many or too few for current demand
inventory turnover
Inventory turnover is a measure of the efficiency of a company, that is calculated by dividing the cost of goods sold by average inventory.
periodic inventory
Periodic inventory is a method of valuing inventory, usually at the end of accounting periods, by physically counting all merchandise held in stock at that time.
physical inventory
To carry out a physical inventory is to count all the stock on hand .
beginning inventory
A beginning inventory is all of the goods , services , or materials that a business has available for use or sale at the start of a new accounting period .
inventory adjustment
Inventory adjustments are increases or decreases made in inventory to account for theft , loss , breakages, and errors in the amount or number of items received.
perpetual inventory
a form of stock control in which running records are kept of all acquisitions and disposals
personality inventory
a form of personality test in which the subject answers questions about himself or herself. The results are used to determine dimensions of personality, such as extroversion
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
a true-false test designed to assess personality traits and tendencies
VMI
vendor managed inventory : an inventory management system in which a supplier assumes responsibility for the timely replenishment of a customer's stock
Chinese translation of 'inventory'
inventory
(ˈɪnvəntrɪ)
n
(c)[of house, ship]清单(單) (qīngdān) (张(張), zhāng)
(c/u) (US, = supply, stock) 库存 (kùcún)
(noun)
Definition
a detailed list of the objects in a particular place
He made an inventory of everything that was to stay.
Synonyms
list
There were six names on the list.
record
Keep a record of all the payments.
catalogue
One of the authors of the catalogue is the Professor of Art History.
listing
A full listing of the companies will be published quarterly.
account
a detailed account of all expenditures
roll
A new electoral roll should be drawn up.
file
schedule
a detailed written schedule
register
registers of births, deaths and marriages
description
log
The complaint was recorded in the ship's log.
directory
a telephone directory
tally
roster
He put himself on the roster for domestic chores.
stock book
Additional synonyms
in the sense of account
a detailed account of all expenditures
Synonyms
ledger,
book,
charge,
bill,
score,
statement,
balance,
register,
reckoning,
tally,
inventory,
invoice,
computation
in the sense of catalogue
Definition
a list of all the books of a library
One of the authors of the catalogue is the Professor of Art History.
Synonyms
list,
record,
schedule,
index,
register,
directory,
inventory,
gazetteer
in the sense of directory
Definition
a book listing names, addresses, and telephone numbers of individuals or business companies
a telephone directory
Synonyms
index,
listing,
list,
record,
register,
catalogue,
inventory
Synonyms of 'inventory'
inventory
Explore 'inventory' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of listing
Definition
a list or an entry in a list
A full listing of the companies will be published quarterly.
Synonyms
list,
record,
series,
roll,
file,
schedule,
index,
register,
catalogue,
directory,
tally,
inventory,
syllabus,
tabulation
in the sense of log
Definition
a book in which these records are made
The complaint was recorded in the ship's log.
Synonyms
record,
listing,
account,
register,
journal,
chart,
diary,
tally,
logbook,
daybook,
blog (informal)
in the sense of record
Definition
information or data on a subject collected over a long period
Keep a record of all the payments.
Synonyms
document,
file,
register,
log,
report,
minute,
account,
entry,
journal,
diary,
memorial,
archives,
memoir,
chronicle,
memorandum,
annals,
blog (informal)
in the sense of register
Definition
the book in which such a list is written
registers of births, deaths and marriages
Synonyms
list,
record,
roll,
file,
schedule,
diary,
catalogue,
log,
archives,
chronicle,
memorandum,
roster,
ledger,
annals
in the sense of roll
Definition
an official list or register of names
A new electoral roll should be drawn up.
Synonyms
register,
record,
list,
table,
schedule,
index,
catalogue,
directory,
inventory,
census,
chronicle,
scroll,
roster,
annals
in the sense of roster
Definition
a list showing the order in which people are to perform a duty