inventory

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The stock of an item on hand at a particular location or business.
A detailed list of all of the items on hand.
The process of producing or updating such a list.
A space containing the items available to a character, especially in a video game, for immediate use.
The total set of a (specified) linguistic feature (within a language etc.)

verb

To take stock of the resources or items on hand; to produce an inventory.

Pronunciation

/ˈɪn.vən.tɹi/ /ɪnˈvɛn.tə.ɹi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-inventory.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-inventory2.wav /ˈɪn.vənˌtɔɹ.i/ /ˈɪn.vənˌtɹi/ /ɪnˈven.t(ə).ɹi/ /ˈɪn-/

Word forms

inventory inventories inventorying inventoried

Etymology

From Middle English inventorie, from Medieval Latin inventōrium, alteration of Late Latin inventārium, from Latin inveniō (“to find out”).

Synonyms

Related words

invent invented invention inventive inventor reinvent

Derived words

ad inventory benefit of inventory bioinventory interest inventory inventoriable inventorial inventoryless inventory management inventory Tetris noninventory overinventoried periodic inventory perpetual inventory personality inventory preinventory reinventory subinventory underinventoried

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