HyperDic: inventory

English > 6 senses of the word *inventory*:
NOUN	communication	inventory, stock list	a detailed list of all the items in stock
	artifact	inventory, stock	the merchandise that a shop / shop has on hand
	possession	inventory	(accounting) the value of a firm's current assets including raw materials and work in progress and finished goods
	cognition	inventory, armory, armoury	a collection of resources
	act	inventory, inventorying, stocktaking, stock-taking	making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand
VERB	social	inventory, take stock, stock-take	make or include in an itemized record / record / record or report

inventory > pronunciation
Sounds	ih.nvahntao'riy
Rhymes	accusatory ... zealotry: 432 rhymes with riy...

English > *inventory*: 6 senses > noun 1, communication
Meaning	A detailed list of all the items in stock.
Synonym	stock list
Parts	inventory item	An item listed in an inventory
Narrower	parts inventory	An inventory of replacement parts
Broader	list, listing	A database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
Spanish	inventario
Catalan	inventari

English > *inventory*: 6 senses > noun 2, artifact
Meaning	The merchandise that a shop / shop has on hand.
Examples	"they carried a vast inventory of hardware" "they stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory"
Synonym	stock
Broader	merchandise, ware, product	commodities offered for sale
Spanish	inventario

English > *inventory*: 6 senses > noun 3, possession
Meaning	(accounting) the value of a firm's current assets including raw materials and work in progress and finished goods.
Category	accounting	A system that provides quantitative information about finances
Broader	register	A book in which names and transactions are listed
Spanish	inventario
Catalan	inventari

English > *inventory*: 6 senses > noun 4, cognition
Meaning	A collection of resources.
Synonyms	armory, armoury
Broader	resource, resourcefulness, imagination	The ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems
Spanish	armería, arsenal, inventario

English > *inventory*: 6 senses > noun 5, act
Meaning	making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand.
Examples	"an inventory may be necessary to see if anything is missing" "they held an inventory every month"
Synonyms	inventorying, stocktaking, stock-taking
Narrower	stocktake, stock-take	An instance of stocktaking
Broader	listing, itemization, itemisation	The act of making a list of items
Spanish	inventario
Catalan	inventari

English > *inventory*: 6 senses > verb 1, social
Meaning	make or include in an itemized record / record / record or report.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"Inventory all books before the end of the year"
Synonyms	take stock, stock-take
Broader	list	Include in a list
Spanish	inventariar
Catalan	inventariar
Nouns	inventorying	making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand

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