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| in·ven·to·ry [ ínvən tàwree ] |
noun (plural in·ven·to·ries) |
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1. commerce stock of goods: the merchandise or stock that a store or company has on hand
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2. making of inventory: the act or process of making an inventory, or the period of time when this is done
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3. list of items: a list of things, especially items of property, assets, or other resources
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4. accounting record of assets: a record of a business's current assets, including property owned, merchandise on hand, and the value of work in progress and work completed but not sold
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transitive verb (past and past participle in·ven·to·ried, present participle in·ven·to·ry·ing, 3rd person present singular in·ven·to·ries) |
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make inventory of something: to make a list of items, or enter a specific item in an inventory
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| [15th century. < medieval Latin inventorium, alteration of late Latin inventarium "list of what is found" < Latin invenire (see invent)] |