inventory
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inventory
- /ˈɪn.vən.tɹi/ UK
- /ɪnˈvɛn.tə.ɹi/ UK
- /ˈɪn.vənˌtɔɹ.i/ Canada, US
- /ˈɪn.vənˌtɹi/ Canada, US
- /ˈɪn.vən.tɹi/ Australia
- /ənˈven.t(ə).ɹi/ New Zealand
- /ˈən-/ New Zealand
- /ˈɪn.vən.tri/ General South African
- /ˈɪn.vənˌtɔɹ.i/ General South African
Where it comes from
From Middle English inventorie, from Medieval Latin inventōrium, alteration of Late Latin inventārium, from Latin inveniō (“to find out”).
noun inventories
- The stock of an item on hand at a particular location or business. Due to an undersized inventory at the Boston outlet, customers had to travel to Providence to find the item.
- A detailed list of all of the items on hand. The inventory included several items that one wouldn't normally think to find at a cheese shop.
- The process of producing or updating such a list. This month's inventory took nearly three days.
- A space containing the items available to a character, especially in a video game, for immediate use. You can't get through the underground tunnel if there are more than three items in your inventory.
- The total set of a (specified) linguistic feature (within a language etc.) Germanic languages have a marked tendency towards large vocalic inventories.
verb inventories · inventorying · inventoried
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To take stock of the resources or items on hand; to produce an inventory.
The main job of the night shift was to inventory the store, and restock when necessary.
Similar: index, inventorize, take inventory, take stock
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: stocktaking, stock, stock list, armory, armoury, stocktake, registry, register, stockpiling, checklist, accounting, asset, stockpile, supply, collection, roster
Translations
Every language
noun stock of an item on hand at a particular location or business
| Español | inventario |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 재고 jaego |
| 日本語 | 在庫 zaiko |
| 中文 | 庫存 /库存 kùcún, 儲存 /储存 chǔcún |
| Português | inventário, existências |
| Français | inventaire |
| Deutsch | Inventar, Lager, Vorräte |
| Italiano | scorta |
| Română | inventar |
| Русский | инвента́рь inventárʹ, запа́сы zapásy |
| العربية | جَرْد jard |
| עברית | מְלַאי mlay |
noun detailed list of all of the items on hand
| Español | inventario |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 목록 mongnok, 표 pyo |
| 日本語 | 目録 mokuroku, 表 hyō |
| 中文 | 目錄 /目录 mùlù |
| Português | inventário |
| Deutsch | Inventar, Inventarliste, Inventarverzeichnis |
| Italiano | inventario |
| Русский | рее́стр rejéstr, спи́сок spísok, пе́речень pérečenʹ, о́пись ópisʹ |
noun process of producing or updating such a list
| Español | inventario |
|---|---|
| Português | inventário |
| Deutsch | Inventur |
| Italiano | inventario |
| Русский | инвентариза́ция inventarizácija, о́пись ópisʹ, переучёт pereučót, учёт učót |
verb to take stock of the resources or items on hand; to produce an inventory
| Español | inventariar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 清點 /清点 qīngdiǎn, 盤點 /盘点 pándiǎn |
| Português | inventariar, fazer o inventário |
| Français | inventorier |
| Deutsch | Inventur machen |
| Русский | инвентаризи́ровать inventarizírovatʹ |
Talk about this word "inventory." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/inventory. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. inventory. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/inventory "inventory." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/inventory.Cite this
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title = {inventory},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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