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inventory

Dictionary definition · inventory

noun

  1. a detailed list of all the items in stock
  2. the merchandise that a shop has on hand"they carried a vast inventory of hardware"
  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"
  5. making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand"an inventory may be necessary to see if anything is missing"

verb

  1. make or include in an itemized record or report"Inventory all books before the end of the year"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).