inventory
- noun
- /ˈɪnvənˌtɔri/
- The store manager reviewed the inventory to determine which items needed restocking.
- inventory items
- complete an inventory
- changes in inventory
You also have really low inventory of homes for sale.
- You also have really low inventory of homes for sale.
- More supply, more inventory, less buyers, lower prices.
- So having film rights, that's your inventory or your catalog.
- Inventory is increasing, but it's not the inventory that people want.
- So I actually don't expect this lack of inventory to change pricing just yet.
- It's a survey, and it compares inventories this year to prior years and months.
- And it's sort of a revolving inventory of of stuff, and I curate it.
- Dealers typically finance their inventory with what are known as floorplan loans.
- You can bring in just inventory and just sell things immediately in the store.
- It probably still counts as stock and trade inventory.
Examples
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I want all your records for the past five years: Shipping orders, inventories, bills of sale, the works.
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You also have really low inventory of homes for sale.
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You do not have enough inventory right now.
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Inventory is increasing, but it's not the inventory that people want.
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More supply, more inventory, less buyers, lower prices.
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I want to know who authorised its use, who checked it out from inventory, and for what purpose.
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But once they sell through inventory this year, that's it.
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I got to do inventory on a new shipment.
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Research participants were asked to complete the inventory during the first two weeks of the "Technology for Educators" class.
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The technology portion of the inventory was found to be reliable at 0.73.
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Synonyms
A supply of goods or materials kept for future use
A list of all items a shop or warehouse has for sale
Compounds
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A list of questions that asks about a person's feelings, thoughts and behaviour
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A questionnaire of yes or no questions that measures people's personality and behavior
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A set of questions people answer to see if they are outgoing or shy and how steady their feelings are
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A long set of questions psychologists use to learn about a person's personality and mental health
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A way of recording and valuing goods a business has to manage them
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A questionnaire where people answer questions about their own thoughts, feelings or actions
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A set of questions people answer about their own thoughts and behavior to show what kind of person they are
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Etymology
Inventory comes from an old Latin word inventarium, meaning a list of things that were 'found' or recorded. It is related to the word invent, which used to mean 'to find', so an inventory is a list of what you have or what is found in a place.