inventory meaning and definition

INVENTORY noun

Definition of inventory (noun)

1. a detailed list of all the items in stock
   • synonyms: stock list
2. the merchandise that a shop has on hand
   • "they carried a vast inventory of hardware"; "they stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory"
   • synonyms: stock
3. (accounting) the value of a firm's current assets including raw materials and work in progress and finished goods
4. a collection of resources
   • "he dipped into his intellectual armory to find an answer"
   • synonyms: armory, armoury
5. making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand
   • "an inventory may be necessary to see if anything is missing"; "they held an inventory every month"
   • synonyms: inventorying, stocktaking, stock-taking

INVENTORY verb

Definition of inventory (verb)

1. make or include in an itemized record or report
   • "Inventory all books before the end of the year"
   • synonyms: stock-take, take stock