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inventory

inventory

279 3.6
A list of goods and their amounts that a business has
  • noun
  • /ˈɪnvənˌtɔri/
translation icon : inventario
  • 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.

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Examples

  • I want all your records for the past five years: Shipping orders, inventories, bills of sale, the works.

  • You also have really low inventory of homes for sale.

  • You do not have enough inventory right now.

  • Inventory is increasing, but it's not the inventory that people want.

  • More supply, more inventory, less buyers, lower prices.

  • I want to know who authorised its use, who checked it out from inventory, and for what purpose.

  • But once they sell through inventory this year, that's it.

  • I got to do inventory on a new shipment.

  • Research participants were asked to complete the inventory during the first two weeks of the "Technology for Educators" class.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The technology portion of the inventory was found to be reliable at 0.73.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

stock
vsinventory
185 2.2

A supply of goods or materials kept for future use

focuses more on the recorded list or the items' accounting value rather than supply
stock list
vsinventory
1 3.4

A list of all items a shop or warehouse has for sale

is the broader term covering the list, the items, or their accounting value

Compounds

inventory control
  • Specialized
1 3.4

Managing stock to have enough without too much

A single product recorded in store or company stock

personality inventory
  • Specialized
1 6.5

A list of questions that asks about a person's feelings, thoughts and behaviour

A questionnaire of yes or no questions that measures people's personality and behavior

A set of questions people answer to see if they are outgoing or shy and how steady their feelings are

A long set of questions psychologists use to learn about a person's personality and mental health

inventory accounting
  • Specialized
5.2

A way of recording and valuing goods a business has to manage them

A shop event to sell old or extra items at low prices

parts inventory
  • Specialized
3.5

A list of spare parts kept to fix machines

self-report inventory
  • Specialized
6.8

A questionnaire where people answer questions about their own thoughts, feelings or actions

A set of questions people answer about their own thoughts and behavior to show what kind of person they are

How Extensive

stockpile
45 4.2
stock
185 2.2
inventory
279 3.6
list
1.0
item
1.0

Surface Forms

inventory singular
inventories plural

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.