inventory
pronunciation
How to pronounce inventory in British English:
UK [ˈɪnvəntri]
How to pronounce inventory in American English:
US [ˈɪnvəntɔːri]
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- Noun:
- a detailed list of all the items in stock
- the merchandise that a shop has on hand
- (accounting) the value of a firm's current assets including raw materials and work in progress and finished goods
- a collection of resources
- making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand
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- Verb:
- make or include in an itemized record or report
Word Origin
- inventory (n.)
- early 15c., from Old French inventoire "inventory, detailed list of goods, catalogue," from Medieval Latin inventorium (Late Latin inventarium) "list of what is found," from Latin inventus, past participle of invenire "to find" (see invention). The verb is first recorded c. 1600, from the noun.
Synonym
Example
- 1. Without inventory demand financial speculation couldn 't work .
- 2. Mostly I took inventory and stocked the shelves .
- 3. That allowed gome to buy inventory to stock store shelves .
- 4. We have about six weeks of inventory that is sufficient .
- 5. Much of that was from inventory restocking which will not be repeated .