inventorying

4.6

Making a detailed list of the goods a business has on hand

noun
/ˈɪnvənˌtɔriɪŋ/

: inventario

At the end of each month, we dedicate one day to inventorying our stock to keep accurate records.

Examples

Before closing for the holidays, the team spent hours inventorying the supplies to ensure everything was accounted for.
The store manager conducted a thorough inventorying of all the products before the sale.
Every so often we will pause and take an inventory of it and repeat.
OK, so now I add to my inventory of a thing particles plus grid system.
Like do a self inventory and try to identify what is the most dire or in terms of your need to redress in your life.
And in a communal setting is where Judaism lends itself beautifully to applying the inventory of strengths and characteristics.

Synonyms

inventory

vsinventorying

279 3.6

A list of goods and their amounts that a business has

is the action of making a detailed itemized list not the final list itself

listing

vsinventorying

18 1.0

Writing names or things in order so you can remember them

is the specific activity of making detailed lists of goods on hand

enumeration

vsinventorying

3 5.4

A list of things made by counting them

is the detailed listing and itemizing of goods rather than counting totals

itemization

vsinventorying

1 6.0

A list that shows each thing separately, often with details

focuses on creating a detailed itemized list of goods on hand

stocktaking

vsinventorying

4.6

Counting and recording all the goods and materials a business has

is the detailed process of listing goods on hand rather than only counting them

Antonyms

neglect

100 3.5

Not caring for someone or something that needs care

disorganization

7 3.8

A lack of order or system that makes things untidy

How Thorough

to audit

Specialized

17 4.2

inventorying

4.6

count

780 1.0

spot check

3 3.6

Surface Forms

inventorying singular

inventoryings plural

Morphology

inventorying = inventory (transparent) = inventory + ing

A regular gerundive nominalization from the verb 'inventory', indicating the process of making an inventory, which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Inventorying comes from inventory, which originally meant a list of things 'found' or counted. It is related to the word invent ('to find'), so to inventory is to check and list what you have.