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inventorying

inventorying

1 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
247 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
5 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
  • US
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
  • UK
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

94 3.5

Not caring for someone or something that needs care

6 3.8

A lack of order or system that makes things untidy

How Thorough

to audit
  • Specialized
50 4.2
inventorying
1 4.6
count
758 1.0
spot check
6 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.