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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•ven•to•ry /ˈɪnvənˌtɔri/USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries, v., -ried, -ry•ing. n. [countable] - a complete listing of merchandise or stock on hand, work in progress, raw materials, etc., esp. a list made regularly by a business.
- the items on such a list;
a merchant's stock of goods.
v. [~ + object] - to make an inventory of;
catalog:They inventoried all stock.
See -vent-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•ven•to•ry (in′vən tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -to•ries, v., -to•ried, -to•ry•ing. n. - a complete listing of merchandise or stock on hand, work in progress, raw materials, finished goods on hand, etc., made each year by a business concern.
- the objects or items represented on such a list, as a merchant's stock of goods.
- the aggregate value of a stock of goods.
- Communications, Businessraw material from the time of its receipt at an industrial plant for manufacturing purposes to the time it is sold.
- a detailed, often descriptive, list of articles, giving the code number, quantity, and value of each;
catalog. - a formal list of movables, as of a merchant's stock of goods.
- a formal list of the property of a person or estate.
- a tally of one's personality traits, aptitudes, skills, etc., for use in counseling and guidance.
- a catalog of natural resources, esp. a count or estimate of wildlife and game in a particular area.
- the act of making a catalog or detailed listing.
v.t. - to make an inventory of;
enter in an inventory;
catalog. - to take stock of;
evaluate:to inventory one's life and accomplishments. - to summarize:to inventory the progress in chemistry.
- to keep an available supply of (merchandise);
stock.
v.i. - to have value as shown by an inventory:stock that inventories at two million dollars.
- Medieval Latin inventōrium; see invent, -tory2
- late Middle English inventorie 1375–1425
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged roster, record, register, account. See list 1.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: inventory /ˈɪnvəntərɪ -trɪ/ n - a detailed list of articles, goods, property, etc
- (often plural) chiefly US the amount or value of a firm's current assets that consist of raw materials, work in progress, and finished goods; stock
- such assets individually
vb ( -tories, -torying, -toried)- (transitive) to enter (items) in an inventory; make a list of
Etymology: 16th Century: from Medieval Latin inventōrium; see inventˈinventoriable adj ˌinvenˈtorial adj ˌinvenˈtorially adv |