| 单词 | inventory |
| 释义 | inventory (once / 1131 pages) nv An inventory is an itemized list of everything you have. So you better take inventory of what’s in the fridge before going grocery shopping. Otherwise you'll end up with more jars of mustard that you don't need. The noun form of inventory developed in the early 15th century from the Middle French inventaire, meaning “detailed list of goods.” It's most commonly used in retail: a shop's inventory is everything that they have in stock, ready to sell. You can also use inventory as a verb when you want to describe the act of listing out the merchandise or supplies you have on hand. WORD FAMILYinventory: inventoried, inventories, inventorying USAGE EXAMPLESAs she unpacked gloves, socks, hats, mugs and ski goggles, Meddles said the inventory is “based on what everyone forgets or loses while they’re here.” Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) Meanwhile, Mr. Putin, with his large nuclear inventory and even larger insecurities, is a problem to be managed. Wall Street Journal(Dec 31, 2016) The company slashed output by 30 percent in the January-March quarter this year due to accumulated inventory, the Nikkei reported. Reuters(Dec 30, 2016) 1n a detailed list of all the items in stock Syn|Hypo|Hyper stock list parts inventory an inventory of replacement parts list, listing a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics) 2n (accounting) the value of a firm's current assets including raw materials and work in progress and finished goods Hyper register a book in which names and transactions are listed 3n 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 Syn|Hypo|Hyper inventorying, stock-taking, stocktaking stock-take, stocktake an instance of stocktaking itemisation, itemization, listing the act of making a list of items 4n a collection of resources Syn|Hyper armory, armoury imagination, resource, resourcefulness the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems 5n 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 Syn|Hyper stock merchandise, product, ware commodities offered for sale 6v make or include in an itemized record or report Inventory all books before the end of the year Syn|Hyper stock-take, take stock list include in a list |
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