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in·ven·to·ry
(ĭn′vən-tôr′ē)n. pl. in·ven·to·ries
1.
a. A detailed, itemized list, report, or record of things in one's possession, especially a periodic survey of all goods and materials in stock.
b. The process of making such a list, report, or record.
c. The items listed in such a report or record.
d. The quantity of goods and materials on hand; stock.
2. An evaluation or a survey, as of abilities, assets, or resources.
tr.v. in·ven·to·ried, in·ven·to·ry·ing, in·ven·to·ries
1. To make an itemized report or record of.
2. To include in an itemized report or record.
[Middle English inventorie, from Medieval Latin inventōrium, alteration of Late Latin inventārium, from Latin inventus, past participle of invenīre, to find; see invent.]
in′ven·to′ri·al adj.
in′ven·to′ri·al·ly adv.
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inventory
(ˈɪnvəntərɪ; -trɪ)n
1. a detailed list of articles, goods, property, etc
2. (Accounting & Book-keeping) (often plural) accounting chiefly
a. the amount or value of a firm's current assets that consist of raw materials, work in progress, and finished goods; stock
b. such assets individually
vb, -tories, -torying or -toried
(tr) to enter (items) in an inventory; make a list of
[C16: from Medieval Latin inventōrium; see invent]
ˈinventoriable adj
ˌinvenˈtorial adj
ˌinvenˈtorially adv
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in•ven•to•ry
(ˈɪn vənˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i)n., pl. -to•ries, n.
1. a complete listing of merchandise or stock on hand, work in progress, raw materials, etc., made each year by a business.
2. the items represented on such a list, as a merchant's stock of goods.
3. the aggregate value of a stock of goods.
4. a detailed, often descriptive list of articles, giving the code number, quantity, and value of each; catalog.
5. a formal list of the property of a person or estate.
6. a tally of one's personality traits, aptitudes, skills, etc., for use in counseling and guidance.
7. a catalog of natural resources.
8. the act of making a catalog or detailed listing.
v.t. 9. to make an inventory of; enter in an inventory; catalog.
10. to evaluate or summarize.
11. to keep an available supply of (merchandise); stock.
v.i. 12. to have value as shown by an inventory.
[1400–1450; late Middle English inventorie < Medieval Latin inventōrium]
in′ven•to`ri•a•ble, adj.
in`ven•to′ri•al, adj.
in`ven•to′ri•al•ly, adv.
syn: See list1.
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inventory
Past participle: inventoried
Gerund: inventorying
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Noun | 1. | inventory - a detailed list of all the items in stock inventory item - an item listed in an inventory parts inventory - an inventory of replacement parts |
2. | inventory - 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" merchandise, product, ware - commodities offered for sale; "good business depends on having good merchandise"; "that store offers a variety of products" | |
3. | inventory - (accounting) the value of a firm's current assets including raw materials and work in progress and finished goods accounting - a system that provides quantitative information about finances register - a book in which names and transactions are listed | |
4. | inventory - a collection of resources; "he dipped into his intellectual armory to find an answer" resourcefulness, imagination, resource - the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems; "a man of resource" | |
5. | inventory - 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" stocktake, stock-take - an instance of stocktaking; "the auditor did not attend the stocktake or check the valuations" | |
Verb | 1. | inventory - make or include in an itemized record or report; "Inventory all books before the end of the year" list - include in a list; "Am I listed in your register?" |
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inventory
noun list, record, catalogue, listing, account, roll, file, schedule, register, description, log, directory, tally, roster, stock book He made an inventory of everything that was to stay.
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Translations
جَرْدٌقائِمَة جَرْ للبَضائِع
inventářinventura
beholdningsopgørelselagerlisteopgørelse
inventaarioinventoida
inventar
leltár
vöruskrá; eignaskrá
目録
품목 일람
aprašasinventorius
inventāra saraksts
inventár
inventarieförteckning
รายการสิ่งของ
bản kiểm kê
inventory
[ˈɪnvəntrɪ]B. VT → inventariar
C. CPD inventory control N → control m de existencias or de inventario
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inventory
n → Inventar nt, → Bestandsaufnahme f; to make or take an inventory of something → Inventar von etw or den Bestand einer Sache (gen) → aufnehmen
vt (Comm) → inventarisieren
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inventory
(ˈinvəntri) , ((American) ˈinvənˌto:ri) – plural ˈinventories – noun a formal and detailed list of goods eg house furniture.
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inventory
→ جَرْدٌ inventář opgørelse Inventar κατάλογος απογραφέντων αντικειμένων inventario inventaario inventaire inventar inventario 目録 품목 일람 inventaris liste inwentarz inventário опись inventarieförteckning รายการสิ่งของ envanter bản kiểm kê 存货Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009